Quotes about Prayer

Prayer adds an element of surprise to your life that is more fun than a surprise party or surprise gift or surprise romance. In fact, prayer turns life into a party, into a gift, into a romance.

Whether we write lyrics or craft legislation, sell homes or teach classes, design spaces or open franchises, prayer is a critical part of the creative process. Don't just brainstorm; praystorm.

Prayer is the difference between seeing with our physical eyes and seeing with our spiritual eyes.

Finally, I learned that we shouldn't seek answers as much as we should seek God.

If you think that the gospel is all about what we can do, that the practice of it is optional, and that conversion is simply something that anyone can choose at any time, then I'm concerned that you'll think of evangelism as nothing more than a sales job where the prospect is to be won over to sign on the dotted line by praying a prayer, followed by an assurance that he is the proud owner of salvation.

There are certain elements that Scripture prescribes for corporate worship services of the church. Many theologians refer to these as the elements of corporate worship, and they include the following: 1) Preaching34 2) Sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Table35 3) Prayer36 4) Reading Scripture37 5) Financial giving38 6) Singing and music

The main point of a prayer meeting is not to move God but to allow God to move us. The Bible says we Christians grieve, quench, and resist the Holy Spirit.[97] So, we pray to repent of our sin against him and align our will with his. The Spirit is always available to us, and in prayer we make ourselves available to him.

Overt persecution is a daily threat to millions of Christians around the world. Visit Persecution.org to read about current examples of such cases and pray for our brothers and sisters around the world.

I pray daily, and I pray in all kinds of places. I mean, I pray in bed, I pray in the Oval Office. I pray a lot. And just different as the spirit moves me. And faith is an integral part of my life.

[Jesus Christ to Pope Francis] is the Lord with whom he speaks for hours every day in prayer. The Risen One who reached out, touched his life, and called him into mission.

In working with people across the country and around the world, I've come to know that most of us go through times that re-route our prayer life.

Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only necessary thing. It is living with God, here and now.