A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual.

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.

When confronted with suffering that won’t go away or with even a minor problem, we instinctively focus on what is missing,…not on the Master’s hand. Often when you think everything has gone wrong, it’s just...

According to Benedict’s scheme, the community reads through… the entire book of Psalms every week. The monks are therefore exposed… to all the despairing, doubtful, bitter, vindictive, jingoistic, nationalistic, and seemingly racist passages in the...

Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father.

Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night

The things, good Lord, that we pray for, give us the grace to labour for’, as Sir Thomas More expressed it. The inner voice of prayer expresses itself naturally in action, just as the inner...

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As prayer without faith is but a beating of the air, so trust without prayer [is] but a presumptuous bravado. He that promises to give, and bids us trust His promises, commands us to pray,...

If you are reading this, be sure to count this on your blessings list.

God’s forgot that ever I lived… He’s forgot…and He never cared, nohow….”He smoothed her brown, rough-palmed hand; he held her hands to keep her from jerking herself away from his admonishing: “Oh, ’tis not true,...

Prayer not only teaches and strengthens one for work, work teaches and strengthens one for prayer.

Pray silently with simplicity every day to stay cool and calm in mind, composed and collected in heart; courageous and connected to own soul, to lay the way for a peaceful life.

I cannot come to thee but by thee, I never come from thee without thee

Never underestimate the power of kindness. It is very contagious. A person whose heart is saddened by the troubles of this world, the loss of a friend or family member, a hard days work, or...

Groanings which cannot be uttered are often prayers which cannot be refused.

The child asks of the Father whom he knows. Thus, the essence of Christian prayer is not general adoration, but definite, concrete petition. The right way to approach God is to stretch out our hands...

When young, the humans are all Imagination because Memory is so much smaller a part of their experience, so little of them is grounded in it. As they grow older, however, Memory overtakes their Imagination,...

I don’t mean to be ungrateful but if someone’s out there answering prayers, mine’s not at the top of the list

It’s easier to be close to God during prayer time when you’re close to God all the time.

The woman who makes a sweet, beautiful home, filling it with love and prayer and purity, is doing something better than anything else her hands could find to do beneath the skies.

Do You Know That By Just Saying “I WANNA DIE” Or “I WISH I COULD DIE” …God Can Answer That Prayer???You Will Be Cancelled In The Book Of Life And At Heaven You Will Be...

the real “work” of prayer is to become silent and listen to the voice that says good things about me.To gently push aside and silence the many voices that question my goodness and to trust...

Obedience is the opener of eyes.

Feel the energy, starting with your hands, and if you maintain the sensation of being connected to that energy as you pray, you can be more deeply immersed in your prayer. The reason is that...

Some of us pray demands. Some of us pray complaints. Some of us pray knowing, and some of us pray not knowing. But prayer is the attitude that you hold in your heart.

Replace worry with prayer. Make the decision to pray whenever you catch yourself worrying.

Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, our faith triumphant o’er our fears, are all with thee – are all with thee!

Four times during the first six days they were assembled and briefed and then sent back. Once, they took off and were flying in formation when the control tower summoned them down. The more it...

Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our...

Men ought to read the Bible and hear God speak.

Somebody’d better pray for him, don’t you think? He IS a lost soul.~Pastor John Linton

O God — please give him back! I shall keep asking You.

When we lose sight of God we become hard and dogmatic. We hurl our own petitions at God’s throne and dictate to Him as to what we wish Him to do. We do not worship...

Music; worship and prayer to God.

Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer.

Faith, prayer, and the Word of God are the weapons God provides you with to fight spiritual battles.

Our God, who art our winged self, it is thy will in us that willeth.It is thy desire in us that desireth. It is thy urge in us that would turn our nights, which are...

Prayer lets God do what he does best. Take a pebble & kill a Goliath. Take the common, make it spectacular! Pray & see what He can do.

Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

Prayer adds an element of surprise to your life that is more fun than a surprise party or surprise gift or surprise romance. In fact, prayer turns life into a party, into a gift, into...

So much has been done to my body, and still, somehow, not enough.

Our assholes will be clean but we must never wash our hands. Our immune systems will be strengthened by our being dirty. Not filthy. Just mildly grimy. Filthy fingernails have always been a favorite fashion...

The saints, too, had wandering minds. The saints, too, had constantly to recall their constantly wandering mind-child home. They became saints because they continued to go after the little wanderer, like the Good Shepherd.

How do we listen to his voice? With the ear of our heart. With love. Love has ears, as love has eyes. Just be there, and love him, and let him love you.” (35). Easier...

A clear prayer for which you take sole responsibility has no option but to manifest, if not today or tomorrow, then the day after that.

You matter. Your heart matters.

Flames burn so long as they are fed. Rivers rage so long as it rains. The sun rises so long as the earth rotates. Prayers are answered so long as they are uttered sincerely. Hope...

I have always been a firm believer in God and the power of prayer, though to be honest, my faith has made for alist of questions I definitely want answered after I’m gone.

Allow yourself to be possessed by God by receiving Jesus, and you will never be possessed by anything else.