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“O heavenly Father,protect and bless all thingsthat have breath: guard themfrom all evil and let them sleep in peace.”
“When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with ...”
“God help us to live slowly:To move simply:To look softly:To allow emptiness:To let the heart create for us.Amen.”
“Spirituality without a prayer life is no spirituality at all, and it will not last beyond the first defeats. Prayer is an opening of the self so that the Word of God can break in and make us new. P...”
“Spiritual work is taxing work, and men are loath to do it. Praying, true praying, costs an outlay of serious attention and of time, which flesh and blood do not relish.”
“Prayer not only teaches and strengthens one for work, work teaches and strengthens one for prayer.”
“Authentic prayer changes us, unmasks us, strips us, indicates where growth is needed.”
“Receptive prayer is one of the most powerful weapons against spiritual u-turns.”
“They who reach down into the depths of life where, in the stillness, the voice of God is heard, have the stabilizing power which carries them poised and serene through the hurricane of difficulties.”
“If I am right, Thy grace impartStill in the right to stay;If I am wrong, O, teach my heartTo find that better way!”
“Of course I do know it is the French who are so wicked; but there are all these people who keep coming and going - the Austrians, the Spaniards, the Russians. Pray, are the Russians good now? It wo...”
“Writing is prayer.”
“Break the rushy - world of you by Prayer and thanksgiving.”
“God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change.”
“Moments of prayer intruded on by sloth cannot be made up. We may get experience, but we cannot get back the rich freshness and strength which were wrapped up in those moments.”
“As you come close to God in prayer, He brings purpose even from the brokenness of your life.”
“I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.”
“I don't pray because it doesn't work. Prayer doesn't fix anything. Bad things happen anyway.”
“Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.”
“Prayer is not a means of removing the unknown and predictable elements in life, but rather a way of including the unknown and unpredictable in the outworking of the grace of God in our lives.”
