Quotes About Prayer

It was Sunday again, though I had a hard time really convincing myself of that fact. It seemed so strange not to be preparing for church. I missed the worship. I missed the contact with friends. I missed being with my own family. But, most of all, I missed the feeling of refreshing that came from spending time with other believers in praise and prayer.

today, as she sat in her room following prayer, she reflected on how their numbers had grown in a way they could not have if they had all remained in Jerusalem. This time Abigail allowed herself to give silent voice to her deepest questions. Was this why, Lord? Was Stephen the seed that, when planted in the ground, bore fruit? Did you use his death to scatter us for your purposes?

I was going to need help. I knew of only one true source readily available to me. I stopped for a few moments of prayer.

I have always hoped and prayed that everyone grows in their lives, but I still want to be the smallest person. I am scared to become big. It fills you with unnecessary things such as ego, jealousy, etc.

Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'.

Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.

I wasn't really too hyped on religion. I don't really believe in a religion like that. I just believe that there is a God. There's just somebody up there that listens to me, and they can show me better if I talk to them and build a relationship with them.

I go to the mountains for an adventure and each time I pray I will get up and down again.

It always helps to have a bit of prayer in your back pocket. At the end of the day, you have to have something, and for me, that is God, Jesus, my Catholic upbringing, my faith.

First I stopped believing in hell, then the afterlife. Sometimes that connection is still there, and I'll feel an impulse to pray if I'm stressed or upset.

We depend a lot on the guy upstairs in dire times, in addressing our concerns and looking for help.

Pray like it all depends on God, then when you are done, go work like it all depends on you.

Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection.

Every one of our children will be brought into the ark, if we pray and work earnestly for them.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

Prayer is my chief work, and it is by means of it that I carry on the rest.

All great soul-winners have been men of much and mighty prayer, and all great revivals have been preceded and carried out by persevering, prevailing knee-work in the closet.

When you want to work for God start a committee. When you want to work with God start a prayer group

God has created us to love and to be loved, and this is the beginning of prayer-to know that He loves me, that I have been created for greater things.

Pray as if everything depended on God, and work as if everything depended upon man.

Pray for great things, expect great things, work for great things, but above all pray.

The Christian should work as if all depended upon him, and pray as if it all depended upon God.

I always ask God to work through me and let me be a light of some kind and help in this world, so I always pray for that, and I always want to do good.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers: It is the only prayer that deserves an answer—good, honest, noble work.