Quotes About Faith

Faith in a prayer-hearing God will make a prayer-loving Christian.

Pray, hope, don't worry.

We know the utility of prayer from the efforts of the wicked spirits to distract us during the divine office; and we experience the fruit of prayer in the defeat of our enemies.

Prayer flies where the eagle never flew.

It is much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.

As the day comes to a close and we review what we have tried to do, again there should be that sense of committing everything to God.

The prayer preceding all prayers is 'May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou that I speak to.'

Prayer is the inheritance we receive and the legacy we leave.

The silence of prayer is the silence of listening.

Ah, when shall come love's courage to be strong! Tell me, O Lord--tell me, O Lord, how long Are we to keep Christ writhing on the cross!

Prayer continues in the desire of the heart, though the understanding be employed on outward things.

The right way to pray is to stretch out our hands and ask of One who we know has the heart of a Father.

Let us resolve by God's grace, that however poor and feeble our prayers may seem to be, we will pray on.

When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly.

Yes, I like that word. "More" is a prayer to God, isn't it? Gratitude and plea, all in one.

Let us keep the flame of faith alive through prayer and the sacraments: let us make sure we do not forget God.

The stream of praying cannot rise higher than the fountain of living.

God's Word must be the guide of your desires and the ground of your expectations in prayer.

The evidence for Christian truth is not exhaustive, but it is sufficient. Too often, Christianity has not been tried and found wanting - it has been found demanding, and not tried.

Souls of prayer are souls of great silence

To pray only when in peril is to use safety belts only in heavy traffic.

Prayer and a holy life are one. They mutually act and react. Neither can survive alone. The absence of the one is the absence of the other.

The impression that a praying mother leaves upon her children is life-long. Perhaps when you are dead and gone your prayer will be answered.

By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.