prayer must be, in its own nature, absurd and impertinent..

If prayer is only a spasmodic cry at the time of crisis, then it is utterly selfish, and we come to think of God as a repairman or a service agency t….

if you cannot but weep when your soul summons you to prayer, she should spur you again and yet again, though weeping, until you shall come laughing.

I've found that prayers work best when you have big players..

It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray..

If the veil of the world's machinery were lifted off, how much we would find is done in answer to the prayers of God's children..

If you go on loving a person deeply, by and by sex disappears. Intimacy becomes so fulfilling, then there is no need for sex; love is enough unto its….

Prayer is vastly superior to worry. With worry, we are helpless; with prayer, we are interceding. When I hear sad news, I try to say a prayer for the….

I learned by experience that you can change your circumstance. It's as simple as the serenity prayer; it's a very, very real thing..

In my godless household, poems were the closest we came to sacred speech -- the only prayers said..

Some of us pray demands. Some of us pray complaints. Some of us pray knowing, and some of us pray not knowing. But prayer is the attitude that you ho….

Why pray if we cannot change God? ...is that why we pray? To change omniscient Love? Isn't it rather to learn what it is and to fulfill it? Not to ch….

What you find I think in the mystical strain of Catholicism is that you're put in relationship with God, and you have many opportunities not only of ….

It isn't about singing a particular hymn or reciting a prayer – it's about a relationship with your Heavenly Father who loves and cares for you..

All morning, Spence has been a well-oiled machine of activity. Everyone doing her bit, quietly and efficiently. It's strange how deliberate people ar….

Perfect prayer does not consist in many words, silent remembering and pure intention raises the heart to that supreme Power..

Therefore, whether the desire for prayer is on you or not, get to your closet at the set time; shut yourself in with God; wait upon Him; seek His fac….

I think poetry has started to take on a supplementary role of prayer for some people. The churches, I think, including my own, are terrible at teachi….

Journey to the end of day, Come the fire-fly, Come the moon; Say a prayer for God's good grace And sleep with lore upon your face..

By prayer, community is created as well as expressed..

Prayer is the greatest use of my words..