Prayer Quotes

O, how easy it is to do religious things if other people are watching! Preaching, praying, attending church, reading the bible, acts of kindness and charity-they all take on a certain pleasantness of the ego if we know that others will find out about them and think well of us. It is a deadly addiction for esteem that we have.

~ John Piper

Don’t feed your body and keep your spirit starving. Butter bread for your body and living bread for your spirit. Read the Bible every day and keep your spirit away from hunger.

~ Israelmore Ayivor

As a kid, I was taught that if you opened the Bible in the middle you'd probably land on the book of Psalms. And near the middle is everyone's favorite, the 23rd, there is this line: You prepare a table before in the presence of my enemies. I don't know how many times I've read or recited this Psalm without pondering what that line actually means, but here is my take on it. When things are a bit tense, when life is not going at its best, when the potential for disaster is just around the corner, when your enemies are all around you - and even staring you down! - that's when God lays out the red-checkered picnic cloth and says, Oooo, this is a nice place. Let's hang out here together for a while...just you and me.

~ David Brazzeal

We can't tell you the origin of the experience. But we can tell you the brain does appear to be built to have these [mystical] experiences. There are examples of people reaching similar states, spontaneously. But for the most part, it takes work. Meditation and these powerful prayer experiences require dedication and practice. But people have figured out how to do this, and the question is, 'What is the source of that experience?' The answer is, 'We don't know.' Science doesn't really have an answer for you.

~ Andrew B. Newberg

Prayers only help the person doing the praying, and then, only if they strengthen and focus that person's resolve.

~ Octavia E. Butler

Prayer may be a placebo for the disease of helplessness, but placebos can make you feel better.

~ David Mitchell

Always pray in good and bad times, tough times shouldn't be your only reasons to remember God.

~ Hafiz

If you are not in good terms with the one who sent you, you can’t have the right direction to the errands he wants to send you for. Be in good talking terms with God; pray without ceasing!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Pray to God, pretending as God is only yours.

~ Saad Salman

The answer to the prayer of a rich man is in the hands of the poor.

~ Felix Wantang

Hearing God’s voice is indispensable to moving through or around closed doors.

~ Gary Rohrmayer

Prayer is your attempt to bring your will and desires in line with God’s will.

~ Jim George

The way to worry about nothing is to pray about everything.

~ Elizabeth George

Father, help me focus on my strengths and trust others to fill the gaps of my weaknesses”Every leader knows the skills in which they excel. They also are aware of those tasks that they maintain a certain level of competence along with those duties they struggle in accomplishing. In my experience there are want to’s and the have to’s of leadership. The want to’s energize a leader and the have to’s zap the leader’s creativity and time. The quicker a leader can find those around them that will fill the gaps of their weaknesses, the more effective they will be in achieving God’s mission.

~ Gary Rohrmayer

You can be assured, though, that prayer is unbounded, undetermined, and untethered. We may end a certain series of spoken words, but the spirit of the prayer stays with us, walks out the door, and down the street with us. At any moment of the day, we can pop back into that same spirit with just a pause on a bridge, the thought of a friend, or the whispered word, “thanks.

~ David Brazzeal

Oh Lord, make us ableTo eat all that's on this table,And if there's some we haven't gotBring it to us while it's hot

~ Wendell Berry

Leader discover themselves through a continuous fellowship and relationship with their sources of their life and wisdom. Self-discovery is the key to true leadership!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

The God who made all things and has all power, loves us and hears our prayers.

~ Katy Kauffman

Men started praying to you, begging for a taste. That legend of yours spiraled out of control. You gave the people hope. They were told you were all they ever needed.

~ James W. Bodden

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

~ Jim George

Jesus thought us how to pray because the Lord's Prayer is the image of the Ten Commandments.

~ Felix Wantang

Prayer is the starting point for every decision you make.

~ Jim George

You cannot fall or stumble while on your kneels

~ Ikechukwu Joseph

Jesus taught us how to pray because The Lord's Prayer is the spiritual image of the Ten Commandments.

~ Felix Wantang

Dear God,’ she prayed, ‘let me be something every minute of every hour of my life.

~ Betty Smith

When you love someone, you can’t help but pray for them.

~ Elizabeth George

The power of prayer is so profound that it can assuage our emotions. It calms the mind, dilutes all our worries, gives an anchor to fears and endows us with a remarkable peace of mind.

~ Balroop Singh

My Ten Commandments:1. God is a verb, not a noun.2. Prayers are important only if they lead to corresponding actions.3. Creation is an art. Science provides the tools for the artist. Anybody with the tools is not necessarily an artist.4. Religion involves exclusivity and superiority. Divinity is inclusive and involves humility.5. God by definition should be omnipotent. He should not require intermediation by priests and prophets.6. All prophets have displayed exclusivity and superiority. (Refer to #4 above)7. Rituals involve intermediation and often cruelty towards other fellows of creation. 8. Inclusivity and humility towards all creations of God is divine.9. Rituals are antithesis of the divine. Rituals indicate a god and his intermediaries who are greedy, arrogant, revengeful and cruel.10. God exists only for increasing happiness of all creatures.

~ R. N. Prasher

Thankfulness should always be our first response when God answers prayers.

~ Jim George

... most of my prayers are expressions of sheer gratitude for the fullness of my contentment.

~ Elizabeth Gilbert

In the circle of successful living, prayer is the hub that holds the wheel together. Without our contact with God we are nothing. With it, we are 'a little lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor.

~ Conrad Hilton

Your prayer life is the foundation of your relationship with Christ.

~ Jim George

When you stop worrying about your problems and start praising God for His magnificent power you will experience His peace.

~ Elizabeth George

Let God direct your steps. The main reason why many steps fail is that people know God is an expert in directing steps, but they don’t want to give him the contract.

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Worrying paralyzes progress; prayer, preparation and persistence ensures it.

~ T.f. Hodge

The scriptures serve as guideposts to keep us on the right path, and prayer is our helpline when we have lost our way or need to be redirected.

~ Diane Goold

The opportunity of a lifetime needs to be seized during the lifetime of the opportunity.

~ Leonard Ravenhill

Passion is a far better prioritizer than any organization system. Soul refreshment comes from SEEING glory – not getting stuff done.

~ Leland Ryken

Dear God, you created us in your likeness, our hearts are uneasy until they find you - From the film Sophie Scholl

~ Sophie Scholl

There was a patient who sat with her family in a circle around her, all holding hands. Sister Philomena asked if they would like to join her for prayers and they said yes, they would. They closed their eyes as Sister Philomena whispered the words and I thought this must be the nearest humans get to whatever God is, when they hold hands and listen.

~ Rachel Joyce