Quotes about Prayer
Let this be thy whole endeavor, this thy prayer, this thy desire,-that thou mayest be stripped of all selfishness, and with entire simplicity follow Jesus only.
— Thomas a Kempis
The bigger your problems, the bigger your prayer should be.
— Norman Vincent Peale
In vocal prayer we go to God on foot. In meditation we go to God on horseback. In contemplation we go to God in a jet.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
God answers prayer in His own way, not ours.
— Mahatma Gandhi
My biggest concern for this generation is your inability to focus, especially in prayer.
— Francis Chan
Viewers all over the world, my prayer partners, whatever situation you are in, be delivered in the mighty name of Jesus Christ! Those who wait upon the LORD shall be delivered!
— TB Joshua
It is easy to magnify human personality and agencies. Prayer recognizes that God is the source of life and light and energy.
— John Mott
I am very defective in all duties... In prayer I wander and am formal... I soon tire; devotion languishes; and I do not walk with God.
— William Carey
The true believer can no more live without prayer, than without food day by day.
— George Whitefield
We cannot ask in behalf of Christ what Christ would not ask Himself if He were praying.
— AB Simpson
There should be a parallel between our supplications and our thanksgivings. We ought not to leap in prayer, and limp in praise.
— Charles Spurgeon
Sometimes prayer moves the hand of God, and sometimes prayer changes the heart of the person who is praying.
— Mark Driscoll