Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. |
Prayer is a force as real as terrestrial gravity. As a physician, I have seen men, after all other therapy had failed, lifted out of disease and melancholy by the serene effort of prayer. |
There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees. |
Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life. |
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. |
Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance, but laying hold of his willingness. |
Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow. |
The hands that help are better far than lips that pray. |
It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain. |
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. |