Quotes about Prayer
I do not know much about God and prayer, but I have come to believe over the last twenty-five years, that there's something to be said about keeping prayer simple. Help, Thanks, Wow.
— Anne Lamott
Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.
— JC Ryle
Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
— Teresa of Avila
A man who prays much in private will make short prayers in public.
— DL Moody
Fasting detaches you from this world. Prayer reattaches you to the next world.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer that fetched the angel.
— Thomas Watson
Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of our souls.
— St. John Chrysostom
Prayer is the greatest force that we can wield. It is the greatest talent which God has granted us. He has given it to every Christian.
— John Mott
Prayer moves the arm that moves the world.
— Charles Spurgeon
Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
— Martin Luther
What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds.
— Mary Baker Eddy
Worry increases pressure; prayer releases peace.
— Joyce Meyer