Quotes about Prayer
When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing - nothing.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
When joy and prayer are married, their first born child is gratitude.
— Charles Spurgeon
Nothing you can do will benefit you more than prayer.
— David Yonggi Cho
Three principles of prayer: 1. Keep it honest. 2. Keep it simple. 3. Keep it up.
— Nicky Gumbel
Prayer purifies us, reading instructs us. Both are good when both are possible. Otherwise, prayer is better than reading.
— St. Isidore of Seville
Prayer is happy company with God.
— Clement of Alexandria
We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to beseech Him closely, to be made intimate with Him, by continuance in supplication; to be humbled; to be reminded of our sins.
— St. John Chrysostom
I never prayed sincerely and earnestly for anything but it came at some time; no matter at how distant a day, somehow, in some shape, probably the least I would have devised, it came.
— Adoniram Judson
I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself.
— Samuel Rutherford
We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another.
— William Law
God isn't offended by your biggest dreams or boldest prayers. He is offended by anything less. If your prayers aren't impossible to you, they are insulting to God.
— Mark Batterson
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
— John Calvin