Top 25 Praying Quotes of 908 - Page 8

Only he who is helpless can truly pray.

Ole Hallesby

Praying, Helpless

Ole Hallesby (1975). “Prayer”, Augsburg Fortress Publishing

Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.

Moliere

Communication, Literature, Praying

Jean-Baptiste Moliere (2015). “Tartuffe and Other Plays”, p.134, Penguin

It is vain for us to pray while conscious that we have injured another. Let us first make amends to the injured one before we dare approach God at either the private or the public altar.

Jonathan Goforth

Firsts, Praying, Conscious

Jonathan Goforth (0101). “"By my Spirit"”, p.9, Solid Christian Books

I pray hard, work hard, and leave the rest to God.

Florence Griffith Joyner

Faith, Hard Work, Praying

I often find myself on my knees praying to something or someone to not be in control.

Dave Gahan

Names, Knees, Praying

"This much I know". Interview with Johnny Davis, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 2007.

Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

C. S. Lewis

Race, Earth, Praying

He prayeth best who loveth best.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Prayer, Dear God, Praying

"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" l. 615 (1798)

If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love; If we love, we will serve.

Mother Teresa

Mother, Believe, Praying

Praying is the most important thing you will do on any day

H. Burke Peterson

Important, Praying, Important Things

H. Burke Peterson (1986). “A glimpse of glory”, Bookcraft, Incorporated

Faith is expectancy. You do not receive what you want; you do not receive what you pray for, not even what you say you have faith in. You will always receive what you actually expect.

Eric Butterworth

Have Faith, Want, Praying

We should pray to the angels, for they are given to us as guardians.

Ambrose

Angel, Praying, Guardian

We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power.

R. A. Torrey

Christian, Prayer, Praying

R. A. Torrey (2000). “How to Obtain Fullness of Power”, p.58, Sword of the Lord Publishers

From now on you must pray for your people and yourself three times a day.

Mengistu Haile Mariam

People, Three, Praying

If you pray for rain, be prepared to deal with some mud.

Mary Engelbreit

Rain, Mud, Praying

Mary Engelbreit (1999). “Mary Engelbreit's Words To Live By”, p.83, Andrews McMeel Publishing

What worse illness can there be than acute conventionality. You should pray every night that you don't wake up with it.

George Weinberg

Night, Wake Up, Praying

To want what I have, to take what I'm given with grace. For this I pray.

Don Henley

Grace, Want, Praying

Song: For My Wedding, Album: Inside Job, 2000

The very thing that most qualifies us to pray is our helplessness.

David Jeremiah

Praying, Helplessness

Dr. David Jeremiah (2013). “The Prayer Matrix: Plugging into the Unseen Reality”, p.59, Multnomah

I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.

Charles Spurgeon

Prayer, Men, Praying

As the rain soaks into the ground, so pray the Lord to let his gospel soak into your soul.

Charles Spurgeon

Rain, Soul, Praying

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1988). “Spurgeon at His Best: Over 2200 Striking Quotations from the World's Most Exhaustive and Widely-read Sermon Series”, Baker Publishing Group