Spirituality Quotes

"The wish to pray is a prayer in itself."

- Georges Bernanos

"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"Prayer is not an old woman's amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action."

- Mahatma Gandhi

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

- Corrie Ten Bloom

"And so I urge you: carry on an ongoing conversation with God about the daily stuff of life, a little like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. For now, do not worry about 'proper' praying, just talk to God."

- Richard J. Foster

"Prayer, then, is a matter of our participating in the life of Jesus Christ."

- Michael Casey

"The value of persistent prayer is not that God will hear us, but that we will finally hear God."

- William McGill

"Work as if everything depends on you. Pray as if everything depends on God."

- St. Ignatius Loyola

"Give me faith, Lord, and let me help others find it."

- Leo Tolstoy

"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."

- Matthew 5:44

"True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that. It is a spiritual transaction with the creator of Heaven and Earth."

- Charles Spurgeon

"A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil which abounds in weeds. His majesty roots up the weeds and will put in good plants instead. Let us reckon that this is already done when the soul decides to practice prayer and has begun to do so."

- Saint Teresa of Avila

"There is variation in our prayer because we look toward God from different vantage points. Our situation changes; we develop and are subjected to a range of external factors. Our situation can also change because we deliberately choose to seek further into the mystery of God."

- Michael Casey

"Never underestimate the power of prayer! Constant prayer, with full conviction, without loss of hope, really does create miracles."

- Ritu Ghatourey

"I do believe we’re all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other."

- Harvey Fierstein

"Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at his disposition, and listening to his voice in the depth of our hearts."

- Mother Teresa

"Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"God, our creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers."

- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Prayer changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people."

- Joyce Meyer

"In my deepest, darkest moments, what really got me through was a prayer. Sometimes my prayer was ‘Help me.’ Sometimes a prayer was ‘Thank you.’ What I’ve discovered is that intimate connection and communication with my creator will always get me through because I know my support, my help, is just a prayer away."

- Iyanla Vanzant

"Prayer is an opportunity to have a conversation with God to try to get in tune with what his will is."

- Dr. Francis Collins

"Prayer is talking with God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as he is with the attitude of your heart."

- Josh McDowell

"True prayer is not asking God for love; it is learning to love, and to include all mankind in one affection. Prayer is the utilization of the love that God gives to us."

- Mary Baker Eddy

"I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe."

- Loretta Young

"Prayer is by nature a dialogue and a union of humanity with God. Its effect is to hold the world together. It achieves a reconciliation with God."

- John Climacus

"I feel the presence of a higher power. I believe that what you give is what you get. It’s universal law. I believe in the power of prayer."

- Alicia Keys

"Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God."

- Billy Graham

"Prayer is something exalted, supernatural, which dilates the soul and unites it to God."

- Therese of Lisieux

"Prayer is the key that opens the heart of God."

- Padre Pio

"Prayer brings our mind into the brightness of divine light, and exposes our will to the warmth of divine light, and exposes our will to the warmth of divine love. Nothing else can so purge our mind from its ignorance."

- Francis de Sales