Prayer Quotes - page 2

Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity, happiness, and peace to all our neighbors, and like blessings to all the peoples and powers of earth. (William McKinley)
Prayer never brought in no side-meat. Takes a shoat to bring in pork. View quote
John Steinbeck
I prayfor fashion's word is out And prayer comes round again That I may seem, though I die old, A foolish, passionate man. View quote
William Butler Yeats
'What is good for a bootless bene' With these dark words begins my tale And their meaning is, Whence can comfort spring When prayer is of no avail. View quote
William Wordsworth
The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching. View quote
Joseph Smith
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts. View quote
Alan Cohen
I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer. View quote
Henri Matisse
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. View quote
Søren Kierkegaard
My debts are large, my failures great, my shame secret and heavy yet when I come to ask for my good, I quake in fear lest my prayer be granted. View quote
Rabindranath Tagore
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. View quote
Mark Twain
The fewer the words, the better the prayer. (Martin Luther)
The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer. View quote
Augustine of Hippo
It's exactly at these moments, when all hope has vanished, that prayer has dominion. View quote
Junot Diaz
Amen is not the end of a prayer, it just gets us ready to go to the next level. View quote
Gary Busey
Work is a prayer. And I start off every morning dedicating it to our Creator. View quote
Joseph Murray
I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe. View quote
Loretta Young
Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue. View quote
Adam Clarke
Every Teen Challenge ministry is responsible for raising its own finances, but we assist these works with finances, prayer and counseling, especially overseas in areas such as Siberia, Africa, South America. View quote
David Wilkerson
Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God. View quote
E. Stanley Jones
Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God, power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray, you begin to feel the sense of being sent, that the divine compulsion is upon you. View quote
E. Stanley Jones
When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over. (George Carey)
An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated. View quote
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Grudge no expense - yield to no opposition - forget fatigue - till, by the strength of prayer and sacrifice, the spirit of love have overcome. View quote
Maria Weston Chapman
Today we thank God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon this great Country and ask Him to continue to heal our land and meet our needs - and we do so through the power of prayer. View quote
Nick Rahall
As a people of faith, we know that prayer is a powerful instrument. And as one Nation under God, we know that many times our most powerful tool is prayer. View quote
Nick Rahall