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Quotes About Meditation

Prayer is the life of the soul.
~ Madame de Stael
God speaks in the silence of the heart, and we listen. And then we speak to God from the fullness of our heart, and God listens. And this listening and this speaking is what prayer is meant to be.
~ Mother Teresa
No man is greater than his prayer life.
~ Leonard Ravenhill
Pray inwardly, even if you do not enjoy it. It does good, though you feel nothing. Yes, even though you think you are doing nothing.
~ Julian of Norwich
To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what God may have to say.
~ Madeleine L'Engle
And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray.
~ John Keble
With prayer, one can go on cheerfully and even happily. Without prayer, how grim a journey!
~ Dorothy Day
Triumphant prayer is almost impossible where there is neglect of the study of the Word of God.
~ R. A. Torrey
If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them.
~ John Owen
Prayer and praise are the oars by which a man may row his boat into the deep waters of the knowledge of Christ.
~ Charles Spurgeon
When people are truly dedicated to the Divine, there is no difference between action and prayer.
~ Mother Meera
Prayer may just be the most powerful tool mankind has." ~Blink
~ Ted Dekker
We get nearer to the Lord through music than perhaps through any other thing except prayer.
~ J. Reuben Clark
The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
~ William James
Either worrying drives out prayer, or prayer drives out worrying.
~ D. A. Carson
The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.
~ John Climacus
The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver.
~ John Bunyan
Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer.
~ George Whitefield
In certain ways writing is a form of prayer.
~ Denise Levertov
There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.
~ John Wooden
The seeker's silence is the loudest form of prayer.
~ Swami Vivekananda
How can you expect God to speak in that gentle and inward voice which melts the soul, when you are making so much noise with your rapid reflections? Be silent and God will speak again.
~ Francois Fenelon
If I can start my day out by saying my prayers and getting myself focused, then I know I'm doing the right thing. That 10 minutes helps me in every way throughout the day.
~ Mark Wahlberg
A servant of the Lord stands bodily before men, but mentally he is knocking at the gates of heaven with prayer.
~ John Climacus