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“Prayer doesnt begin with our needs, but with his bounty.”
“It shouldnt surprise usto find that prayer is not finally about getting things from God, but getting God.”
“He is holy, and so we worship (adoration). He is merciful, and so we repent (confession). He is gracious, and so we express appreciation (thanksgiving). He is loving and caring, and so we petition ...”
“This is the heart of prayernot getting things from God, but getting God.”
“Prayer to God is not only the place for divulging our heart, but also developing our desires.”
“The great purpose of prayer is not getting things from God but getting God.”
“Constant prayer interrupts our ego trips and disrupts our toxic trajectories.”
“When we find ourselves praying for something that we want, perhaps more than anything we've ever wanted before, can we honestly pray, 'Lord, do what will bring you the most glory"?”
“The prayer of a progressive man is like a work over compared to his unstable counterpart.”
“Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life of the saint. Beware of anything that stops the offering up of prayer.”
“She got up from the bed, knelt beside the bed, and put her forehead down on the covers. She was not practiced at prayer anymore. The only word that came to mind was "please".”
“Whatever comes into your heart and mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.”
“Almighty God unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no Secrets are hid: clense the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy holy spirit, that we may perfectly love t...”
“Prayer is much like sending up a flare. You see it Bright and up there and you know why its there. Your just waiting for signs it was heard”
“The notion that the fulfilment of prayer has been determined from eternity, that it was originally included in the plan of creation, is the empty, absurd fiction of a mechanical mode of thought, wh...”
“Prayer is the superabundance of the heart. It is brim-full and running over with love and praise, as once it was with Mary, when the Word took root in her body. So too, our heart breaks out into a ...”
“I pray where I am, sitting by the window, looking out through the curtain at the empty garden. I don't even close my eyes. Out there or inside my head, it's an equal darkness. Or light.My God. Who ...”
“I learned not to pray about my strategies, but to make prayer the strategy.”
“The purpose of prayer is that we get ahold of God, not of the answer.”
“The prayer from the heart is a great power.”
