Quotes About Prayer

Schneid die Gebetshand aud der Luft mit der Augen- schere kapp ihre Finger mit deinem Kuß: Gefaltetes geht jetzt atemberaubend vor sich. // Cut the payer-hand from the air with the eye- shears, lop its fingers off with your kiss: Now a folding takes place that takes your breath away -Last Poems, page 51

Prayer is abandoning my addiction to other glories and delighting in the one glory that is truly glorious-the glory of God

As we face our vulnerability and weakness, there are things you and I should pray for regularly. We should pray for purity of desire, wisdom to recognize the enemy's tricks, and strength to fight the battles we can't avoid.

The largest body of content in the psalms is given to lament, in which the psalmist "laments" or mourns the situation he is in and the distress he is facing.

Prayer always forsakes the kingdom of self for the kingdom of God,

Self-righteousness crushes prayer, reducing it to an empty religious recitation spoken by one who sees himself as a grace graduate. Run to Jesus in your poverty and weakness, and know that he is never revolted when you do, but always greets you with arms of grace.

In your weakness, worry, doubt, and fear, he pleads to the Father in your defense.

Sadly, prayer for many of us has been shrunk to an agenda that is little bigger than asking God for stuff.

Lord, please crush my heart with the guilt of my sin so that you may fill it once again with the glory of your redeeming grace.

Prayer is, in itself, a recognition that something exists in the world that is greater and more glorious than you. Prayer is meant to remind you that your little world, filled with your little plans, is not ultimate. Prayer teaches you that there is a greater glory than any glory that you could ever want for yourself. Prayer is meant to help you remember that the deepest, most important motivation for every person who has ever taken a breath is the awe of God.

Prayer is abandoning your place in the center of your world and daily surrendering that place to God alone as an act of heartfelt worship.

Prayer is surrender to the reality that there is wisdom greater than ours. Prayer confronts us with the fact that we are not as smart as we tend to think we are. It reminds us that there is so much we don't know or understand. It tells us that life is not found in our limited understanding, but in surrendering our lives to the care of the One whose understanding spans from before origin to beyond destiny and includes everything in between.

Prayer is abandoning hope of independent capability and believing that in Christ you're given everything you need for life and godliness.

Prayer is much more than bringing to God your list of wants, desires, and needs. It is a radical act of worship that reminds you of who you are, who God is, and what life is all about. Prayer is surrender:

Si tomas el crédito como líder, en lugar de reconocer al que te envió y al único que produce el fruto de tus labores, alabarás menos, orarás menos y planearás más.

Prayer always forsakes the kingdom of self for the kingdom of God, and for that we all need forgiving, rescuing, and transforming grace.

Your leadership community is in trouble if your leaders are more excited about a strategic planning meeting than a prayer meeting.

Prayer finds its hope not in the qualifications of the one praying, but in the character and plan of the God who is hearing.

Prayer calls me to abandon the present as my only lens on life and commit to look at life from the perspective of reality.

Prayer is abandoning my righteousness, admitting my need for forgiveness, and resting in the grace of the cross of Jesus Christ.

The heart of true prayer is vertical confession, not horizontal desire.

The prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. (James 5:15–16)

Newgate, and perhaps elsewhere.' So saying, he strode out of the house. Athelstan breathed a prayer for patience, made a sign of the cross over himself and followed suit. Cranston, now mounted

I've realized that prayer can become the occasion for a good bit of unintentional dishonesty with myself, or maybe an escape from my own messy reality.