Prayer
Quotes - Each prayer is like a seed that gets planted in the ground
“I
found my God in music and the arts, with writers like Hermann Hesse, and
musicians like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter. In some way, in
some form, my God was always there, but now I have learned to talk to him.”
―
Eric Clapton
“God,
teach me to be patient, teach me to go slow,
Teach
me how to wait on You when my way I do not know.
Teach
me sweet forbearance when things do not go right
So I
remain unruffled when others grow uptight.
Teach
me how to quiet my racing, rising heart
So I
might hear the answer You are trying to impart.
Teach
me to let go, dear God, and pray undisturbed until
My
heart is filled with inner peace and I learn to know your will.”
―
Helen Steiner Rice
“When
you touch the celestial in your heart, you will realize that the beauty of your
soul is so pure, so vast and so devastating that you have no option but to
merge with it. You have no option but to feel the rhythm of the universe in the
rhythm of your heart.”
―
Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations
“Pray,
and let God worry.”
―
Martin Luther
“Prayer
makes your heart bigger, until it is capable of containing the gift of God
himself. Prayer begets faith, faith begets love, and love begets service on
behalf of the poor.”
―
Mother Teresa
“Let
this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are
holding you back. I’m going to help you forgive the things that you won’t let
yourself forget.”
―
Jennifer Elisabeth
“Where
did you get the idea you aren't allowed to petition the universe with prayer?
You are part of this universe, Liz. You're a constituent--you have every
entitlement to participate in the actions of the universe, and to let your
feelings be known. So, put your opinion out there. Make your case. Believe
me--it will at least be taken into consideration.”
―
Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
“You
know who I pray to? Joe Pesci. Two reasons: First of all, I think he's a good
actor, okay? To me, that counts. Second, he looks like a guy who can get things
done. Joe Pesci doesn't fuck around. In fact, Joe Pesci came through on a
couple of things that God was having trouble with.”
―
George Carlin
“The
power of prayer is still the greatest ever known in this endless eternal
universe.-The Watcher in The Avengers #14”
―
Stan Lee, Essential Avengers, Vol. 1
“O
God — please give him back! I shall keep asking You.”
―
John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany
“Help
me give up my addiction to Hope.”
―
Chuck Palahniuk, Damned
“Each
time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think
of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed
people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!”
―
Andrew Murray
“Prayer
is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.”
―
Martin Luther
“I'll
pray that you grow up a brave man in a brave country. I will pray you find a
way to be useful.
I'll
pray, and then I'll sleep.”
―
Marilynne Robinson, Gilead
“Each
prayer is like a seed that gets planted in the ground. It disappears for a
season, but it eventually bears fruit that blesses future generations. In fact,
our prayers bear fruit forever.”
―
Mark Batterson, Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge
“This
wasn't prayer anyway, it was just argument with the gods.
Prayer,
he suspected as he hoisted himself up and turned for the door, was putting one
foot in front of the other. Moving all the same.”
―
Lois McMaster Bujold, The Curse of Chalion
“it
is a heartBreaking sound, Amir Jan, the Wailing of a mother. I pray to Allah
you Never hear it.”
―
Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
“A
Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for
one another, or it collapses. I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for
whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me. His face, that hitherto
may have been strange and intolerable to me, is transformed in intercession
into the countenance of a brother for whom Christ died, the face of a forgiven
sinner.”
―
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian
Community
“And
the Bastard grant us... in our direst need, the smallest gifts: the nail of the
horseshoe, the pin of the axle, the feather at the pivot point, the pebble at
the mountain's peak, the kiss in despair, the one right word.”
―
Lois McMaster Bujold, Paladin of Souls
“Prayer
is the sign of your weakness. Rely on your inner strength. You will be the
winner.”
―
Amit Ray
“It
is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves
be frightened by our own thoughts.”
―
Santa Teresa de Jesús, The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself
“When
we see an obstacle impossible to cross; God makes a path for us if we let Him
be boss.”
―
Carolyn Cutler Hughes
“We
must never forget to pray, and to ask God to remember us when He is arranging
things, so that we too may feel safe and have no anxiety about what is going to
happen.”
―
Johanna Spyri, Heidi
“When
we see a mountain too hard to climb, God helps us climb it but in His own
time.”
―
Carolyn Cutler Hughes, Through God's Eye
