Prayer Quotes

“Prayer is the expression of a sense of dependence on God.”

“He who would be always with God must often pray and often read. For when we pray, we speak with God; and when we read, God speaks with us.”

“Perhaps you have noticed that even in the very lightest breeze you can hear the voice of the cottonwood tree; this we understand is its prayer to the Great Spirit.”

“From the day the Temple was destroyed, the gates of prayer have been closed, but the gates of tears have not been closed.”

“It's morning, Jesus. It's morning, and here's that light and sound all over again.”

“Contemplation is nothing else than a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.”

“Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now.”

“Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.”

“The songs are an integral part of the ceremony, being not merely an accompaniment, but the prayer itself.”

“The pious man... is a man of prayer. He is not satisfied with the mere form of prayer, but his soul thirsts after God.”

“We must remember that the shortest distance between our problems and their solutions is the distance between our knees and the floor.”

“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”

“Prayer is not a discourse. It is a communion. It is a lifting up of the heart to God.”

“Oh, Lord, may I be directed what to do and what to leave undone.”

“To God, the yawning of a devout heart is a prayer.”

“He who does not meditate is like a man who never looks in the mirror.”

“Prayer is a confession of weakness.”

“Prayer is the open admission that without Christ we can do nothing. And prayer is the turning away from ourselves to God in the confidence that He will provide the help we need.”

“Praying is talking to God. Meditating is listening to God.”

“Prayer is a key which, when turned by the hand of faith, unlocks all God's treasures.”