“We are urgent about the body; He is about the soul. We call for present comforts; He considers our everlasting rest. And therefore when He sends not the very things we ask, He hears us by sending greater than we can ask or think.” ThinkingSoulBodyAsksPrayerGreaterComfortEverlastingUrgent Book:Remains and miscellanies: To which is prefixed, A view of his character by Josiah Pratt Source: Remains and miscellanies: To which is prefixed, A view of his character by Josiah Pratt
“If a man were poor or hungry, [some] would say, let us pray for him. I would suggest a little different regimen for a person in this condition: rather take him a bag of flour and a little beef or pork, and a little sugar and butter. A few such comforts will do him more good than your prayers. And I would be ashamed to ask the Lord to do something that I would not do myself. Then go to work and help the poor yourselves first, and do all you can for them, and then call upon God to do the balance.” IfsMenFirstsLittlesPersonsDifferentHelpingWould BeAsksWorkPrayerPoorLordConditionsPrayingBalanceComfortHungerHungryAshamedBagsSugarOur PrayersBeefPorkFlourHelp The PoorLittle Bee Author:John Taylor
“Were you to ask what are the means of overcoming temptations, I would answer: The first means is prayer; the second is prayer; the third is prayer; and you should you ask me a thousand times, I would repeat the same.” ShouldFirstsMeanAsksPrayerAnswersThousandThirdsOvercomingTemptationAsk MeRepeats Author:Alphonsus Liguori
“It is not particularly difficult to find thousands who will spend two or three hours a day in exercising, but if you ask them to bend their knees to God in five minutes of prayer they protest that it is too long.” IfsLongTwoThreeAsksDifficultHoursPrayerFiveMinutesExerciseKneesProtestFive Minutes Author:Fulton J. Sheen
“Our families need to ask for the gift of the Spirit! Through prayer, even in the busiest times, we give time back to God, we find the peace that comes from appreciating the important things, and we encounter the joy of God’s unexpected gifts. Through daily prayer may our homes become, like the house of Martha and Mary, places where Jesus always finds a warm welcome.” NeedsGivingMayImportantHomeJoySpiritAsksHouseJesusPrayerAppreciateImportant ThingsWarmWelcomeOur FamilyEncountersUnexpectedMaryGifts Of The SpiritDaily PrayerUnexpected Gifts Author:Pope Francis
“Be strong,be kind,be generous of spirit, be understanding and let people know how grateful you are.Dont get even.Comfort the ones i've hurt and let down.Say your prayers and ask for Gods understanding and strength.Finish with a smile and some gustoand do what's' right and finish strong.” PeopleKnowsKindSpiritAsksStrongUnderstandingHurtPrayerKnow HowComfortGratefulGenerousBe KindOur PrayersLet DownFinish Strong Author:George H. W. Bush
“Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that; He knows best wheat is good for us. If your boy should ask you for a suit of clothes and give you reasons, would you endure it? You know his needs better than he; let him ask for a suit of clothes.” IfsKnowsNeedsGivingShouldReasonAsksPrayerBoysClothesEndureSuitsReason WhyGrantsAlmightyWheat Author:John Selden
“Ask a fellow if he favors organized prayer in the public schools. If he says 'No' he's a liberal. If he says 'Yes' he's a conservative. If he says, 'Public schools? The Constitution grants the government no power to run any mandatory tax-funded youth propaganda camps,' you have your hands on the wily libertarian.” IfsHandsGovernmentRunningSchoolAsksPrayerYouthTaxesConstitutionFellowsConservativeLibertarianFavorsPropagandaOrganizedGrantsCampsPublic School Author:Vin Suprynowicz
“So the preacher of the gospel asks your prayers: and it is a part of the duties arising out of the relationship between Christian men that those who are taught should pray for those who teach God's Word.” MenShouldChristianAsksPrayerTeachTaughtDutyPrayingPreacherOur Prayers Author:Charles Spurgeon
“I have found it helpful to say a prayer asking to understand the scriptures when I read them. Then I ask, "What does Heavenly Father want me to learn from this scripture?" He always helps.” WantDoeHelpingAsksFoundFatherPrayerAskingScriptureHeavenlyHelpfulWant MeHeavenly Father Author:Allan F. Packer
“I witness the reality and divinity of our Eternal Father, of His Only Begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost. I testify that our Father hears and answers our prayers. May each of us strive with greater resolve to ask in faith and thereby make our prayers truly meaningful.” MayRealityAsksFatherJesusChristPrayerAnswersLordGreaterSonHolyEternalJesus ChristStriveMeaningfulGhostWitnessDivinityResolveOur PrayersOur FatherHoly GhostLord Jesus Christ Author:David A. Bednar
“We must have a warrant for our prayers. If we have some great desire, we must search the scriptures to find if it be right to ask it.” IfsDesireAsksPrayerScriptureOur PrayersWarrants Book:Prevailing Prayer Source: Prevailing Prayer
“I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about, and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.” HelpingSongAsksPrayerLordPracticeStageHonestMomMy MomWarmTechniqueBeing HonestHelp Me Author:Jackie Evancho
“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
“Never think that God's delays are God's denials. True prayer always receives what it asks, or something better.” ThinkingAsksPrayerDenialDelaySomething Better Author:Tryon Edwards
“I had one request when I started doing the plays. My prayer was: God let me do well enough to be able to take care of my mother. I was able to do that 'til the day she died because of my audience. So, they've already done enough. All I ask for now is their continued support.” WellsDoneEnoughPlayCareAbleMotherAsksPrayerSupportAudienceLet MeDiedTake CareRequest Author:Tyler Perry
“The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and make it come alive to us, to open our understanding. He left his Spirit with us until we join him in Heaven.” SpiritAsksLeftHeavenUnderstandingPrayerLordTeacherAliveHolyScriptureHoly SpiritComforter Author:Michele Bachmann
“If you're really thinking prayer can stop rockets or bullets, you have to ask why some people do get hit by rockets or bullets. Are they people who no one prayed for? Are they people who God just didn't like? I don't think so.” PeopleIfsThinkingAsksPrayerBulletsRockets Author:John Shelby Spong
“We must love prayer. It widens the heart to the point of making it capable of containing the gift that God makes of himself. Ask and seek, and your heart will be widened to welcome him and to keep him within itself.” HeartAsksPrayerCapableWelcomeContainingLove Prayer Author:Mother Teresa
“I want before God that everything, every thought, attitude, action, motive, desire in my heart be pleasing to Him. I ask Him, 'Keep the spotlight of your Spirit on me so there would be nothing impure or unholy in my life.' That's been my prayer for 50 years.” WantYearsHeartWould BeActionSpiritDesireAsksPrayerAttitudeMy HeartMotiveSpotlight Author:Bill Bright