Quotes about Prayer
The determined fixing of our will upon God, and pressing toward him steadily and without deflection; this is the very center and the art of prayer.
— Evelyn Underhill
Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work.
— AB Simpson
I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.
— Henri Matisse
Go where your best prayers take you.
— Frederick Buechner
The whole meaning of prayer is that we may know God.
— Oswald Chambers
Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God.
— E Stanley Jones
Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer - persistent prayer - can put us in touch with God, our greatest source of comfort and counsel.
— Ezra Taft Benson
No man - I don't care how colossal his intellect - No man is greater than his prayer life.
— Leonard Ravenhill
Remember, the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy.
— Paulo Coelho
I believe that there is no prayer without fasting, and there is no real fast without prayer.
— Mahatma Gandhi
What is the cause of most backslidings? I believe, as a general rule, one of the chief causes is neglect of private prayer.
— JC Ryle
Fervency in prayer by the power of the Holy Spirit is a good preservative against thoughts rushing in. Flies never settle on the boiling pot.
— DL Moody