Prayer
Quotes - Groanings which cannot be uttered are often prayers which cannot be
refused
“Gentleness
is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what
happens.”
―
Elizabeth George
“The
Christian should work as if all depended upon him, and pray as if it all
depended upon God.”
―
Charles H. Spurgeon
“Some
of the best things that have ever happened to us wouldn’t have happened to us,
if it weren’t for some of the worst things that have ever happened to us.”
―
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“Groanings
which cannot be uttered are often prayers which cannot be refused.”
―
C.H. Spurgeon
“Poem
from Rev. Jim Cotter, as listed on the opening pages of “Anatomy of the Spirit”
by Caroline Myss:
~
God be in my head and in my understanding.
God
be in my eyes and in my looking.
God
be in my mouth and in my speaking.
God
be in my tongue and in my tasting.
God
be in my lips and in my greeting.
~
God be in my nose and in my smelling/inhaling.
God
be in my ears and in my hearing.
God
be in my neck and in my humbling.
God
be in my shoulders and in my bearing.
God
be in my back and in my standing.
~
God be in my arms and in my reaching/receiving.
God
be in my hands and in my working.
God
be in my legs and in my walking.
God
be in my feet and in my grounding.
God
be in my knees and in my relating.
~
God be in my gut and in my feeling.
God
be in my bowels and in my forgiving.
God
be in my loins and in my swiving.
God
be in my lungs and in my breathing.
God
be in my heart and in my loving.
~ God
be in my skin and in my touching.
God
be in my flesh and in my paining/pining.
God
be in my blood and in my living.
God
be in my bones and in my dying.
God
be at my end and at my reviving.”
―
Caroline Myss, Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing
“Why
is it that it is often easier for us to confess our sins to God than to a
brother? God is holy and sinless, He is a just judge of evil and the enemy of
all disobedience. But a brother is sinful as we are. He knows from his own
experience the dark night of secret sin. Why should we not find it easier to go
to a brother than to the holy God? But if we do, we must ask ourselves whether
we have not often been deceiving ourselves with our confession of sin to God,
whether we have not rather been confessing our sins to ourselves and also
granting ourselves absolution...Who can give us the certainty that, in the
confession and the forgiveness of our sins, we are not dealing with ourselves
but with the living God? God gives us this certainty through our brother. Our
brother breaks the circle of self-deception. A man who confesses his sins in
the presence of a brother knows that he is no longer alone with himself; he
experiences the presence of God in the reality of the other person.”
―
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian
Community
“Temptation
is stronger in the minds of people who are in doubt.
Prayer
makes it weaker.”
―
Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident], Betelgeuse Incident: Insiden Bait Al-Jauza
“The
wish to pray is a prayer in itself.”
―
George Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
“If
we seem to get no good by attempting to draw near to Him, we may be sure we
will get none by keeping away from Him.”
―
John Newton
“God,
please help me not be an asshole, is about as common a prayer as I pray in my
life.”
―
Nadia Bolz-Weber, Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint
“Pray
the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God, in answering
it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for wings.”
―
Phillips Brooks
“Stop
entertaining two faced people. You know the ones who have split personalities
and untrustworthy habits. Nine times out of ten if they telling you stuff about
another person, they're going to tell your business to other people. If they
say, "You know I heard........." More than likely it's in their
character to share false information. Beware of your box, circle, square!
Whatever you want to call it.”
―
Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Sweet Destiny
“I
would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that
I could think of; for to have been born in God's thought, and then made by God
is the dearest, grandest, and most precious thing in all thinking."
This
is a prayer of contentment”
―
C.S. Lewis
“For
so many years, I couldn’t understand why every time I thought that someone
finally loved me, like… for real, they would eventually turn to vapor. Every
person whom I’ve ever loved is trapped inside of my chest. I’ve breathed all of
them in so deeply that I’ve nearly choked and died on every soul that I’ve ever
given myself to.”
―
Jennifer Elisabeth, Born Ready: Unleash Your Inner Dream Girl
“Lord,
make me a blessing to someone today.”
―
Jan Karon, At Home in Mitford
“When
I cannot read, when I cannot think, when I cannot even pray, I can trust.”
―
Hudson Taylor
“As
we come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make friends with
the impostor and accept that we are impoverished and broken and realize that,
if we were not, we would be God. The art of gentleness toward ourselves leads
to being gentle with others -- and is a natural prerequisite for our presence
to God in prayer.”
―
Brennan Manning, Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
“Anyone
who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises.
Anyone who is sick should call the church's elders. They should pray for and
pour oil on the person in the name of the Lord. And the prayer that is said
with faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will heal that person. And
if the person has sinned, the sins will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each
other and pray for each other so God can heal you. When a believing person
prays, great things happen. (James 5:13-16)”
―
Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version
“Give
us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards;
give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an
upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside. Bestow upon us also,
O Lord our God, understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find
you, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you; through Jesus Christ our
Lord.”
―
Thomas Aquinas
