Quotes about Prayer
Whether we think of, or speak to, God, whether we act or suffer for him, all is prayer, when we have no other object than his love, and the desire of pleasing him.
— John Wesley
If your prayer is selfish, the answer will be something that will rebuke your selfishness. You may not recognize it as having come at all, but it is sure to be there.
— William Temple
Prayer as it comes from the saint is weak and languid; but when the arrow of a saint's prayer is put into the bow of Christ's intercession it pierces the throne of grace.
— Thomas Watson
Believers must persevere in prayer that they may see clearly their own pitiful state and understand the indwelling, working, and demands of the Holy Spirit.
— Watchman Nee
Our true character comes out in the way we pray.
— Oswald Chambers
Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
— Jimmy Carter
Prayer can do anything God can do and God can do anything!
— Adrian Rogers
Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence.
— Charles Spurgeon
Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.
— Victor Hugo
Some men's prayers need to be cut short at both ends and set on fire in the middle.
— DL Moody
The world was made partly that there may be prayer; partly that our prayers might be answered.
— CS Lewis
I offered up a special prayer, a prayer which came with tears and anguish, that some way would open up for me to use what talents I possessed for my fellow workers, for the poor.
— Dorothy Day