Quotes About Prayer

I do feel like I have a direct connection with God for some reason; always have since I was a little kid - I would talk to God, talk to the sky.

Who is of so little faith that in a moment of great disaster or heartbreak has not called to his God?

We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself.

To pray as God would have us pray is the greatest achievement of earth.

Prayer is a silent surrendering of everything to God.

God answers all prayers, but sometimes his answer is 'no'.

Through personal prayer, through family prayer, by trusting in God with faith, nothing wavering, we can call down to our rescue His mighty power.

They who pray not, know nothing of God, and know nothing of the state of their own souls.

I've learned... that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

Prayer is more than a wish; it is the voice of faith directed to God.

We ought to seek God's assistance in our affairs just as they happen.

To pass through the door that leads to God's kingdom, we must go down on our knees.

We should always pray with as much earnestness as those who expect everything from God; we should always act with as much energy as those who expect everything from themselves.

God puts his ear so closely down to your lips that he can hear your faintest whisper.

Religion is the pious worship of God.

Note to self: If you can't hear God when you pray, shut up.

Ever doubt that God answers your prayers? Pray (sincerely) for humility... and watch what happens.

Father God, we just ask You to open Your wide, wide arms and look down upon us, Lord, and lead us, and let us know what we should do to stop this, this terrible, terrible holocaust.

Think positively about yourself.... ask God who made you to keep on remaking you.

If families give Our Lady fifteen minutes a day by reciting the Rosary, I assure them that their homes will become, by God's grace, peaceful places.

I want to be only a poor friar who prays - if God sees blemishes even in the angels, can you imagine what He sees in me!

During the season of Lent which begins today, we renew our commitment to the path of conversion, making more room for God in our lives.

Pray for whatsoever you will. In the name of Jesus you have permission, not only to stand in the presence of God, but also to pray for everything you need.

God's children should pray. They should cry day and night to Him. God hears every one of your cries in the busy hour of the daytime and in the lonely watches of the night.