Our Prayers Quotes - Page 8

• The measure of our love for others can largely be determined by the frequency and earnestness of our prayers for them.

  Arthur W. Pink

  Prayer, Our Love, Determined

  Arthur W. Pink (2000). “The Ability of God: Prayers of the Apostle Paul”, p.282, Moody Publishers

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• The Divine was beyond description, beyond knowing, beyond comprehension. To say that the Divine was Creation divided by Destruction was as close as one could come to definition. But the puny of soul, the dull of wit, weren't content with that. They wanted to hang a face on the Divine. They went so far as to attribute petty human emotions - anger, jealousy, etc - to it, not stopping to realize that if God were a being, even a supreme being, our prayers would have bored him to death long ago.

  Tom Robbins

  Prayer, Knowing, Long Ago

  "Skinny Legs and All". Book by Tom Robbins, 1990.

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• Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.

  J. C. Ryle

  Prayer, Reading, Use

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• If our prayer is “Dear God, please use me to be of service,” then that is what we will be. And it is not for us to judge either the size or value of our gifts. Our job is to try to get out of the way, to defer to the spirit moving within us and become open channels for the flow of God’s love.

  Marianne Williamson

  Jobs, Prayer, Moving

  Marianne Williamson (2013). “Enchanted Love: The Mystical Power Of Intimate Relationships”, p.80, Simon and Schuster

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• You should always say your prayers with tireless diligence, as the Apostle directs, saying: 'Continue in prayer and watch in the same' (Col. 4:2). For humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy.

  Lorenzo Scupoli

  Christian, Prayer, Humble

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• Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the importunity of the widow inclined a wicked and unjust judge to grant her petition (cf. Lk. 18:1 ff.). The Lord gave this parable for a special purpose ? to teach us not to faint, but to pray patiently. If an unjust judge was persuaded to grant the petition of the widow, how can God fail to incline His ear to our prayers, if we persist in imploring Him since He is the essence of lovingkindness?

  Lorenzo Scupoli

  Christian, Prayer, Humble

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• If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer - His grace sufficient, His promise unchangeable.

  John Newton

  Prayer, Eye, Grace

  John Newton (1839). “The Works of the Rev. John Newton ... to which are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life, &c”, p.272

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• Praying actualizes and deepens our communion with God. Our prayer can and should arise above all from our heart, from our needs, our hopes, our joys, our sufferings, from our shame over sin, and from our gratitude from the good. It can and should be a wholly personal prayer.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Gratitude, Prayer, Heart

  Pope Benedict XVI (2009). “Jesus of Nazareth”, Rizzoli International Publications

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• Setting a field for synchronicity is a matter of putting yourself in a particular state of mind. It is easy to think about synchronicity intellectually, but unless you enter the state of mind where your prayer-field will help, all you will do is glimpse the coincidences every once in a while. In some situations that is enough and you will be led forward for a time, but eventually you will lose your direction. The only way to establish a constant flow of synchronicity is to stay in a state where your prayer field keeps this flow moving toward you--a state of conscious alertness.

  James Redfield

  Prayer, Moving, Thinking

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• If God were not only to hear our prayers, as he does ever and always, but to answer them as we want them answered, he would not be God our Saviour but the ministering genius of our destruction.

  George MacDonald

  Prayer, Doe, Genius

  George MacDonald (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated)”, p.7819, Delphi Classics

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• Our prayers must not be efforts to bend God to our will but to yield ourselves to His.

  Catherine Marshall

  Prayer, Yield, Effort

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• When the opposite of your prayer occurs, your prayer hasn't been ignored; it's been considered & refused for your ultimate good.

  C. S. Lewis

  Prayer, Opposites, Ignored

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• Be strong,be kind,be generous of spirit, be understanding and let people know how grateful you are.Dont get even.Comfort the ones i've hurt and let down.Say your prayers and ask for Gods understanding and strength.Finish with a smile and some gustoand do what's' right and finish strong.

  George H. W. Bush

  Strong, Hurt, Prayer

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• Our prayer will never grow obsolete, no matter what other ideas or philosophies may appear, or what other measures may be taken

  Masahisa Goi

  Prayer, Philosophy, Taken

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• The works of God are great mysteries and may truly always be hidden from us, however it is not wrong to lead your own personal enquiry through your prayers to the Lord.

  Lady Jane Grey

  Prayer, Enquiry, May

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• He who is too busy to pray will be too busy to live a holy life. Satan had rather we let the grass grow on the path to our prayer chamber than anything else.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Prayer, Path, Praying

  Edward McKendree Bounds (1920). “Purpose in Prayer”, p.69, CCEL

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• In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.

  John Bunyan

  Prayer, Forget, Mercy

  John Bunyan (1771). “Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ... The twelfth edition, with his character”, p.137

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• All we do our prayers our work our suffering is for Jesus. Our life has no other reason or motivation.

  Mother Teresa

  Jesus, Prayer, Motivation

  Mother Teresa (1987). “My Life for the Poor”

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• The best way to forget your own problems is to help someone else solve theirs.
  The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.
  The best way to respond to wrong is to do what's right.
  The better we know ourselves the less we'll criticize others.
  
  The bigger your problems, the bigger your prayer should be.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Prayer, Way, Helping

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• Why is it that sometimes our prayers seem not to be answered? This is a manifestation of the Buddha's wisdom, so that we can deepen our prayers, become stronger people, live more profound lives and secure deeper, more lasting good fortune. If our slightest prayer was answered immediately, we would become lazy and degenerate. And we could not hope to build a life of great dignity and substance.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Prayer, People, Profound

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• Yet, when we must put aside our wrath, quench our envy, soften our anger, offer our prayers, and show a disposition which is reasonable, mild, kindly, and loving, how could poverty stand in our way? For we accomplish these things not by spending money but by making the correct choice.

  Saint John Chrysostom

  Prayer, Wrath, Envy

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• So the preacher of the gospel asks your prayers: and it is a part of the duties arising out of the relationship between Christian men that those who are taught should pray for those who teach God's Word.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Christian, Prayer, Men

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• The bigger your problems, the bigger your prayer should be.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Prayer, Problem, Should

  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

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• Before all things, the Teacher of Peace and the Master of Unity would not have prayer made singly and individually, as for one who prays only for himself. For we do not say, "My Father, who art in heaven"... Our prayer is public and common; and when we pray, we pray not for one, but for the whole people, because we the whole people are one.

  Cyprian

  Teacher, Art, Prayer

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• If your prayer is selfish, the answer will be something that will rebuke your selfishness. You may not recognize it as having come at all, but it is sure to be there.

  William Temple

  Prayer, Selfish, Answers

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