1.01 MY PRAYERNo stone may turn when I walk,No being may pain when I talk,No man may dread of my knock,And this I ask of You to stock.[1]- 1

Grant us a vision, Lord, To see what we can achieve To reach out beyond ourselves To share our lives with others To stretch our capabilities To increase our sense of purpose To be aware...

I pray Father that the work of my hands would be a blessing to all who I come into contact with.

Imagination is the road less taken, but it is the pathway of prayer.

Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back. I’m going to help you forgive the things that you won’t let yourself forget.

I have always been on speaking terms with God, especially now. God and I just had a few weeks of silence. ‘Tis over now.

All I daresay at this point is pray on it and pray hard. Then wait and listen for God’s answer. I’ve learned in my years of living not to be impatient for answers when I...

There is something in us that fears prayer as a maggot fears light. We must do violence to this voice, for it is not ourselves. It is our Enemy.

The power to accomplish the life of your dreams rests with none other than you. Whatever holds you back is also within you.

Find your ‘why’. Give your life meaning.

When we face our fear of death and slow down our busy lives, we come to realize our relationships are precious, a part of life’s foundation. Knowing this fact helps us to understand that death’s...

Not being changed by prayer is sort of life standing in the middle of a spring rain without getting wet. It’s hard to stand in the center of God’s acceptance and love without getting it...

Don’t think too small about what God could do in your life—be prepared for God to do a big thing.

Know that when you praise and worship God and appreciate fully all that He is, you open up a channel through which more of His love pours into your heart.

..when someone says “please pray for me,” they are not just saying “let’s have lunch sometime.” They are issuing an invitation into the depths of their lives and their humanity- and often with some urgency....

In prayer, God doesn’t guarantee the answer you want, but He does guarantee the answer you need.

The kingdom comes when Jesus becomes king of your life. But it has to be your life.

Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may...

Through prayer, religion insists, things which cannot be realized in any other manner come about: energy which but for prayer would be bound is by prayer set free and operates in some part, be it...

All the seeming “coincidences” …. were actually God catching me in his arms.

The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.

Do I pray? Yes. Prayer is very important to me.

The lights of prayer that make us imagine we are beginning to be angels are sometimes only signs that we are finally beginning to be men. We do not have a high enough opinion of...

Love is the story and the prayer that matters the most.

Praying Gives God his rightful place in our life- By giving our problems to him and realizing he is the burden bearer. He protects us with his loving care. He delights in helping those who...

Oh, teach us by Thy grace, new things”—it is the wonderful power that prayer is meant to have in the kingdom. [. . .] And that is the law of the kingdom—the King upon the...

Oh, will you pray? Stop now and pray, lest desire turn to feeling and feeling evaporate.

Anyone who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises. Anyone who is sick should call the church’s elders. They should pray for and pour oil on the person in the...

God hears your every thought, whether you dress it up with ‘Thee’ and ‘Thou’ or not.

Oh, sir my want of strength lies mainly in this, that I cannot repent sufficiently!” A curious idea men have of what repentance is! Many fancy that so many tears are to be shed, and...

The little estimate we put on prayer is evidence from the little time we give to it.

We dare not forget the power of prayer.

Lord, make me less like Jonah and more like Jesus. Save me from being the kind of person who cares more about my comfort, my reputation, and my success than I do about the people...

Prayer is simply a constant communion with Christ.

God, teach me to be patient, teach me to go slow,Teach me how to wait on You when my way I do not know.Teach me sweet forbearance when things do not go rightSo I remain...

If we are a people who pray, darkness is apt to be a lot of what our prayers are about. If we are people who do not pray, it is apt to be darkness in...

If we do not feel like praying, then we should pray until we do feel like praying.

Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon.

God’s side is determined not by geography, but by those who do His will. If Germans, English, Japanese, and Americans prayed right, they would all be praying for the same intention: Thy Will be done...

Lord, You made us and gave us breath. May we do justice, love and mercy, and walk honorably before you this day. By the precious name of Jesus, I ask for your help to do...

Sometimes I need a place to ask myself impossible questions.

But the very fact that this world is so challenging is exactly why you sometimes must reach out of its jurisdiction for help, appealing to a higher authority in order to find your comfort.

When I cannot read, when I cannot think, when I cannot even pray, I can trust.

With what tongue shall I address such majesty, seeing that all men ought to tremble in the presence of even an earthly prince? Who am I, that I should lift up mine eyes or raise...

We fail to prevail with unconverted men because of our more fundamental failure to prevail with God in prayer.

Regarding the need to pray, the anarch is again no different from anyone else. But he does not like to attach himself. He does not squander his best energies. He accepts no substitute for his...

Virtue of prayer, virtue of patience.

If prayer fails I am in a greater darkness yet, not knowing whether I have presumed too much or believed too little.

We formed an impromptu circle just so we could look at each other and memorize faces. We hardly noticed the waiting officials. We hardly noticed anything but our little family whose ties weren’t loosening at...

DeeDee had to have a firm grasp on reality. Yet she knew God was bigger than a pathology report. So she prayed.