Prayer Quotes - Page 9

O Allah, You know me better than I know myself, and I know myself better than these people who praise me. Make me better than what they think of me, and forgive those sins of mine of which they have no knowledge, and do not hold me responsible for what they say.

To pray is to communicate with the essence. Praying is calling home.

Each time that I have felt like I might finally be figuring some things out, life has decided to change the rules and I’ve had to start all over again.

Make me, dear Lord, polite and kind,
To everyone, I pray.
And may I ask you how you find
Yourself, dear Lord, today?

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.

I don't pray because it doesn't work. Prayer doesn't fix anything. Bad things happen anyway.

You know who I pray to? Joe Pesci. Two reasons: First of all, I think he's a good actor, okay? To me, that counts. Second, he looks like a guy who can get things done. Joe Pesci doesn't fuck around. In fact, Joe Pesci came through on a couple of things that God was having trouble with.

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.

Prayer is not a means of removing the unknown and predictable elements in life, but rather a way of including the unknown and unpredictable in the outworking of the grace of God in our lives.

God formed an alliance based on the world as it is, full of flaws, whereas prayer calls God to account for the world as it should be.

I love the freedom of my wings. I love the empty space above the ground. I rejoice in my freedom. Freedom is my religion. Peace is my God. Love is my worship.

We could all use the power of prayer now and then, but it seems to me that the people who are sure they have a direct line to heaven are most often calling collect with bad news.

Prayers only help the person doing the praying, and then, only if they strengthen and focus that person's resolve.

Prayer may be a placebo for the disease of helplessness, but placebos can make you feel better.

O, how easy it is to do religious things if other people are watching! Preaching, praying, attending church, reading the bible, acts of kindness and charity-they all take on a certain pleasantness of the ego if we know that others will find out about them and think well of us. It is a deadly addiction for esteem that we have.

Teaching
One hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer.

Plants die off when their roots have no water to sustain them. May your tears feed the roots of love in your heart and bring healing to your soul. May God grant you the strength to move on, knowing there's so much ahead of you.

We have to believe that our prayers, if pure and powerful can transform any catastrophic situation, regardless of its magnitude.

Through powerful and heartfelt communication with the universe, you can create a new world everyday-you can be proud of.