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“We see through the inspired pages that Jesus often stopped His very important, very urgent work, the work He was sent to do, in order to commune with His Father. It appears prayer was as vital to t...”
“Prayer is a leader's best friend. Prayer gives her the best offensive strategy in doing the will of God. Prayer should be part of every moment of her life.”
“You have to be near Him to hear Him.”
“Prayer is a state of continual gratitude.”
“It is useless to say you have no time. There is plenty of time, if men will employ it. Time may be short, but time is always long enough for prayer. Daniel had the affairs of a kingdom on his hands...”
“Transform us, by your mercy and grace, into children who are more thankful for your kindness, more humble under your correction, more watchful against temptation, more eager to serve you. Give us h...”
“Heavenly Father, Thank you for taking us into the wilderness time and time again, for there we see revealed the secret sins of our souls. In the desert we experience your great power to save us fro...”
“He who makes his needs known to God gains for immediate answer "the peace of God which passeth understanding," and can wait Gods time for the rest.”
“Prayer is like a business , the you put in more input the greater the output becomes.”
“Prayer is divine.”
“... I am not the author of my prayers; when they come, they come from God.”
“We do not want to be beginners (at prayer), but let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything but beginners all of our lives. --Thomas Merton”
“We cannot judge our prayer...by how we feel when we pray, but rather by how we are loving when we live.”
“The person who prays and who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the word he desires to worship (in order to be more single-mindedly at the words disposal) will select with great care basic wor...”
“All I daresay at this point is pray on it and pray hard. Then wait and listen for God's answer. I've learned in my years of living not to be impatient for answers when I pray. They don't come licki...”
“I have ascended to the highest in me, and look, the Word is towering above that. I have descended to explore my lowest depths, and I found Him deeper still.”
“That," she said, "is a little closer to how I imagine it works. Whether or not you pray has absolutely nothing to do with the person to your left. It's like saying you shouldn't get the moon in you...”
“I determined to learn to pray so that my experience conforms to the words of Jesus rather than try to make his words conform to my impoverished experience.”
“The simple act of praying and petitioning for prayers is in itself a blessing of God's grace and yet another step toward peace, forgiveness, healing, and salvation, regardless of the initial outcom...”
“Are we praying?" "If you have to ask, you probably aren't.”
