Quotes about prayer
prayer father two
It has a supernatural grandeur which expands the soul and unites it with God. I say an Our Father or a Hail Mary when I feel so spiritually barren that I cannot summon up a single worth while thought. These two prayers fill me with rapture and feed and satisfy my soul. Therese of Lisieux
prayer heart peaceful
Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
prayer sacrifice soul
Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
prayer silence blessed-sacrament
Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
prayer lying moving
My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
prayer looks
Look at Him while He is looking at you.
prayer heart acceptance
For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
prayer angel partners
The angels can be thought of as our prayer partners. Terry Taylor
prayer conquer one-thing
Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God Tertullian
prayer men moments
Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
prayer fall home
Prayer cleanses from sin, drives away temptations, stamps out persecutions, comforts the fainthearted, gives new strength to the courageous, brings travellers safely home, calms the waves, confounds robbers, feeds the poor, overrules the rich, lifts up the fallen, supports those who are falling, sustains those who stand firm.
prayer believe moving
I think about the poet Rainer Maria Rilke who said that it's the questions that move us, not the answers. As a writer, I believe that it's our task, our responsibility, to hold the mirror up to social injustices that we see and to create a prayer of beauty. The questions serve us in that capacity. Terry Tempest Williams
prayer whispering world
The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy. Daily prayers are delivered on the lips of breaking waves, the whisperings of grasses, the shimmering of leaves.
prayer bird praying
I pray to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear. And at the end of my prayers, they teach me how to listen.
prayer real people
The power of prayer and faith can heal and bring happiness. The real tragedy is that the people that are helped by this don't realize that this power is really coming from within. Terry Pratchett
prayer sadness giving
Will God or someone give me the power to breathe my sigh into my canvases, the sigh of prayer and sadness, the prayer of salvation, of rebirth? Marc Chagall
prayer hinder consolation
What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer. Thomas a Kempis
prayer men religion
As men's prayers are a disease of the will, so are their creeds a disease of the intellect. Ralph Waldo Emerson
prayer tree praying
I prayed to trees. This was easier than praying directly to God. There was nearly always a tree nearby. Sharon Creech
prayer fighting winning
You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray without surrender. You can fight without ever winning, but never ever win without a fight. Neil Peart
prayer islamic talking
The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are they talking about public obligations that will be enforced by the state or personal ones that will be judged by God? Mustafa Akyol
prayer loss may
My prayer became 'May I find peace... May I love this life no matter what.' I was seeking an inner refuge, an experience of presence and wholeness that could carry me through whatever losses might come. Tara Brach
prayer lists
I like the Kardashians, but I do keep them on the top of my prayer list. Tamar Braxton
prayer silence form
The seeker's silence is the loudest form of prayer. Swami Vivekananda
prayer people my-favorite
My favorite prayer is thank you. Most people are asking for things and not doing their part. Tony Robbins
prayer inner-strength our-prayers
Begin to live as though your prayers are already answered.
prayer grateful blessing
I take 10 minutes. I focus on what I'm most grateful for. Then I do a little prayer for three minutes, a blessing within myself through God, and then out to my family and friends and all those I serve. Then my last three minutes are the three things I want to achieve most. At the end of 10 minutes, you are wired. Everything in your life gets filtered through that.
prayer integrity father
The world has lost a truly great soul today. Stephen Covey was a man whose 'work was love made visible.' He touched millions of people by the strength of his integrity and the depth of his caring. He was a personal friend, an extraordinary father, and a model for what human beings are truly capable of. Please join us in sending love and prayers to his family.
prayer father humanity
The Our Father is to prayer what Christ is to humanity. Simone Weil
prayer giving soul
Prayer consists simply in giving to God all the careful attention of which the soul is capable.
prayer children school
School children and students who love God should never say: "For my part I like mathematics"; "I like French"; "I like Greek." They should learn to like all these subjects, because all of them develop that faculty of attention which, directed toward God, is the very substance of prayer.
prayer heart attentiveness
Attentiveness is the heart of prayer.
prayer heart soul
prayer consists of attention. It is the orientation of all the attention of which the soul is capable towards God. The quality of the attention counts for much in the quality of the prayer. Warmth of heart cannot make up for it.