Quotes About Prayer

If you have ever prayed for something and received what you wanted, you engaged in Cosmic Ordering.

There is one difference between mind power and prayer, however, in that subscription to a specific religion, if at all, is not required.

In answer to my prayers, the Devil that was supposed to be me scolded me for the request of a clergyman. The Devil spoke to God Almighty and they agreed that I could have the vicar's soul to aggravate. I wanted something I hated for my escape, and that would be the vicar that denied my powers of the voices in the sky and denounced me as 'abomination.' I would escape the obstacles and think of my power, the power to communicate with God Almighty and the Devil.

Day by day, dear Lord, Of Thee three things I pray. To see Thee more clearly, Love Thee more dearly, Follow Thee more nearly, Day by day.

I got down on my knees and prayed to Almighty God for guidance. And one night late it came to me: we could not give [the Philippines] back to Spain — that would be cowardly and dishonorable; we could not turn them over to France or Germany … that would be bad business; we could not leave them to themselves — they were unfit for self-government. There was nothing left for us to do but to take them all … then I went to bed and slept soundly.

If you pray for rain long enough, it does eventually fall. If you pray for flood-waters to abate, they eventually do. The same happens in the absence of prayers.

If you pray for rain long enough, it eventually does fall. If you pray for floodwaters to abate, they eventually do. The same happens in the absence of prayers.

The reason we feel guilty before the God of the universe is because we are guilty and because God is really God. So, if you feel guilty, you've made a very good start. At least you are beginning at the right place. Properly understood, that is the bridge you cross that will get you to God in prayer. But

You know I ain't never prayed before 'Cause it always seemed to me That prayin's the same as beggin' Lord, I don't take no charity.

If you pray about it don't worry about it. If you're going to worry about it don't pray about it.

Some parts of your vision are meant to be shared, in confidence, only with a trusted mentor, friend, or family member. And some aspects of your vision honestly don't need to go beyond your prayer time with God.

When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary.

He gave me the chance to be where I am today, and He's the one that can take it all away from me. So at the team hotel, I pray before sleeping, and I pray again in the morning.

I want to be known as a guy who, regardless of circumstance, always gave 100 percent, always went the hardest and the smartest. Pray up, inspiration to God, put in what I get out.

There have been times that I have taken prayer cloths that have been anointed as a point of contact. I put them in my loved ones sneakers, I put them under their bed. I put them on parts of my body that I believe God for healing.

He shuddered. He remembered that day in church when he prayed from the soul and listened and knew in that moment that there was no one there

It was such an infantile prayer, the sort of prayer a five-year-old might pray. But maybe those were the best kind.

He only wished he'd had the chance to explain more fully how prayer worked. That it wasn't a matter of asking for things and being accepted or rejected, it was a matter of adding one's energy—insignificant in itself—to the vastly greater energy that was God's love. In fact, it was an affirmation of being part of God, an aspect of His spirit temporarily housed inside a body.

Forgive me, Lord, for the smallness and selfishness of my mind. Amen.

In every Christian's life there comes a time when he or she needs to know the precise circumstances under which God is willing to heal the sick.

I think God listens when I pray," Curtis said. "I think He listens in the way you said is the best kind of listening. He takes it in deep." "And how does that make you feel?" "Like He hears what I'm saying and understands." "That can be very powerful," Elsa said. "And I imagine very helpful." "Very helpful," said Curtis.

His parents had taught him that whoever or whatever God was, he, she or it could probably understand silent thoughts but it made Zach feel better to voice his feelings aloud.

To breathe gives us much pleasure. Just to breathe is enough for us to always be happy, to enjoy life. Just to be alive is enough. Feel the pleasure to be alive, the pleasure of the feeling of love…. PRAYER

Intent, you say, or intention?" "Intention is the mind's work, señora. As you put it, a wish and a prayer . . ." ". . . and a hope," she murmured. "It takes something beyond hope to bring a dream to life," Leonardo said. "It takes action—action that is fueled by faith in oneself." "Faith in oneself?" said Lala. "You are the father of blasphemy, sir!" "So says the mother of lies, madam!