Who is to say that prayers have any effect? On the other hand, who is to say they don't? I picture the gods, diddling around on Olympus, wallowing in the nectar and ambrosia and the aroma of burning bones and fat, mischievous as a pack of ten-year-ol...
Pray each morning and each night. Talk to God and be polite. Tell Him what you're grateful for. Leave your troubles at His door. Share your wishes, needs, and hopes. Ask God what to do to cope. Tell Him all you learned today. Say the things you need ...
Through the half-open door in one room of the huts I saw Pastor Bonhoeffer, before taking off his prison garb, kneeling on the floor praying fervently to his God. I was most deeply moved by the way this lovable man prayed, so devout and so certain th...
Thinking is indispensable on the path to passion for God. Thinking is not an end in itself. Nothing but God himself is finally an end in itself. Thinking is not the goal of life. Thinking can be the ground for boasting. Thinking, without prayer, with...
He asked me if I ever prayed-- and I lied. Then he asked me if I ever got an answer, or a sign that my prayer was heard-- and I told him the truth. "Yeah... me neither." His hands sounded like leather as he slowly rubbed some warmth into his knotted ...
Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
meditation vs prayer = listening vs talking
My duty is to pray. I know God hears my prayers.
Prayer turns problems into promises and possibilities.
My prayer; Lord,open my eyes to see good visions.
Love God for who He is, not because He answers your prayers.
Prayer is talking with God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart.
We dare not forget the power of prayer.
Prayer is a path where there is none.
...every vertebrae on his back was a prayer bead under my hands.
Feelings, like waves, look more substantial than they are.
God answers every prayer timely
The transcendental face of art is always a form of prayer.
For the children around the world without a home, say a prayer tonight.
I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer.
I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe.
