I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation, and there must be a vent. – Henry Ward Beecher
God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them. – Richard J. Needham
When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing — nothing. – Saint Francis of Assisi
“Give us this day our daily bread” is probably the most perfectly constructed and useful sentence ever set down in the English language. – P.J. Wingate
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays. – Søren Kierkegaard
No one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil; not that he practices it, but he suffers from it. – Guy H. King
Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble. – Philip Melanchthen
The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will hear Him. – William McGill
Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. – Samuel M. Shoemaker
Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer. – Author Unknown
I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs. – Frederick Douglass, escaped slave
We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties. – Oswald Chambers
When at night you cannot sleep, talk to the Shepherd and stop counting sheep. – Author Unknown
Many people pray as if God were a big aspirin pill; they come only when they hurt. – B. Graham Dienert
Some have been to the mountain. I have been to my knees by the side of my bed. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Prayer is not merely an occasional impulse to which we respond when we are in trouble: prayer is a life attitude. – Walter A. Mueller
It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice. – Matthew Henry
Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. – William Inge
Grow flowers of gratitude in the soil of prayer. – Terri Guillemets
Prayers not felt by us are seldom heard by God. – Philip Henry
