“If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquility throughout the four quarters of the land.” IfsShouldFirstsCareOrderFourLandSecurityPrayingInsecurityQuartersTranquilityIf You CarePersonal Security Book:The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Source: The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
“I want to be able to twitch my nose like that so I can clean my house! I have four children. I have been praying for that gift, but I haven't gotten it yet.” WantChildrenHas BeensI CanAbleHouseFourHavensPrayingOur ChildrenCleanNosesWitchcraft Author:Silver RavenWolf
“I live. I travel. I eat. I pray. These are the things I do. I'd rather be in my condition than be a man with four children in a four-bedroom house, working hard every day to pay for his house, taking his children to school.” MenChildrenHardSchoolHousePayFourConditionsPrayingOur ChildrenBedroomBe A ManI PrayBedroom House Author:Muhammad Ali
“You could probably go three or four months without the word 'God' coming from my dad's mouth; Mum would pray for a parking space.” ThreeSpaceFourMonthsPrayingDadMouthsMy DadMumParkingParking Space Author:Laurence Fox
“I can remember times coming home from a chess club at four in the morning when I was half asleep and half dead and forcing myself to pray an hour and study an hour. You know, I was half out of my mind-stoned almost.” KnowsI CanHomeRememberHoursHalfMorningStudyFourPrayingClubsChessComing Home Author:Bobby Fischer
“When any of the four pillars of government-religion, justice, counsel, and treasure-are mainly shaken or weakened, men had need to pray for fair weather.” MenNeedsGovernmentJusticeFourPrayingFairsTreasureWeatherPillars Author:Francis Bacon
“For those of you who are seeing the spiritual life, I recommend these four daily practices: Spend time alone each day in receptive silence. When angry, or afflicted with any negative emotion, take time to be alone with God. (Do not talk with people who are angry; they are irrational and cannot be reasoned with. If you or they are angry, it is best to leave and pray.) Visualize God's light each day and send it to someone who needs help. Exercise the body, it is the temple of the soul.” PeopleIfsNeedsSoulHelpingBodyLightSpiritualEmotionSilencePracticeFourSeeingPrayingExerciseNegativeAngryEach DayTemplesSpiritual LifeTake TimeIrrationalEnd TimesSpend TimeMe AloneReceptiveAlone TimeNegative EmotionsAlone With God Author:Peace Pilgrim
“During a recent life development forum we offered a session on Christian practices. In one of the four weeks we introduced the practice of making the sign of the cross on ourselves. This gesture has become a very powerful experience for me. It is rich with meaning and history and is such a simple way to proclaim and pray my faith with my body.” WayBodyChristianSimplePowerfulPracticeRichFourWeekDevelopmentPrayingCrossesGesturesSessionVery PowerfulForumsSimple Ways Author:Doug Pagitt
“When I pray the Lord's Prayer, I begin with the first word, "Our. . ." (see Matthew 6:9) and I stop and ask myself, "Who do I include in this Our?" I remind myself that the story of God is bigger than my personal story, bigger than the story of my religion, bigger than the story of all humanity, and bigger than the story of all creation. In the kingdom of God, these four stories are all really my stories - all at the same time - woven together, giving meaning and life to each other.” GivingFirstsStoriesTogetherHumanityAsksPrayerLordFourCreationPrayingBiggerKingdomsKingdom Of GodI PrayWovenMatthewPersonal Stories Author:Samir Selmanovic