Quotes about Prayer
But that from us aught should ascend to Heav'n So prevalent as to concern the mind Of God, high-bless'd, or to incline His will, Hard to belief may seem; yet this will prayer.
— John Milton
A wicked man in prayer may lift up his hands, but he cannot lift up his face.
— Thomas Watson
Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience.
— AW Tozer
If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything temporal, everything external, everything that is not divine.
— Johannes Tauler
Do not always ask when you pray, but instead affirm that God's blessings are being given, and spend most of your prayers giving thanks.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Leadership requires vision, and whence will vision come except from hours spent in the presence of God in humble and fervent prayer?
— AW Tozer
It is a tremendously hard thing to pray aright, yea, it is verily the science of all sciences.
— Martin Luther
Scriptures were just words on a page and my prayers failed to lift.
— Lynn Austin
What can be more excellent than prayer; what is more profitable to our life; what sweeter to our souls; what more sublime, in the course of our whole life, than the practice of prayer!
— St. Augustine
Use "breath prayers" throughout the day, as many Christians have done for centuries. You choose a brief sentence or a simple phrase that can be repeated to Jesus in one breath: "You are with me."
— Rick Warren
Worship seals all prayers at the front and at the back. Always pray with praise beginning and praise ending.
— David Jeremiah
Worry is the facade of taking action when prayer really is.
— Ann Voskamp