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"The believing man hath the Holy Ghost; and where the Holy Ghost dwelleth, He will not suffer a man to be idle, butstirreth him up to all exercises of piety and godliness, and of true religion, to the love of God, to the patient suffering of afflictions, to prayer, to thanksgiving, and the exercise of charity towards all men."
"All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired."
"Who knows what will happen or where I will be sent, yet already I have given a great many things away, expecting to be told to pack nothing, except the prayers which, with this thirst, I am slowly learning."
"Prayer is as necessary as the air, as the blood in our bodies, as anything to keep us alive-to keep us alive to the grace of God."
"Souls of prayer are souls of great silence"
"In reality, there is only one true prayer, only one substantial prayer: Christ himself. There is only one voice which rises above the face of the earth, the voice of Christ. Prayer is oneness with Christ."
"We must love one another as God loves each one of us. To be able to love, we need a clean heart. Prayer is what gives us a clean heart. The fruit of prayer is a deepening of faith and the fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action."
"My prayer for you is that you come to understand and have the courage to answer Jesus' call to you with the simple word 'yes'."
"It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them."
"We must lay before him what is in us; not what ought to be in us."
"For prayer is request. The essence of request, as distinct from compulsion, is that it may or may not be granted."
"The Muslim call to prayer is one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset."
"A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual."
"Traditional religions practices are important.They allow us to share with others the communal experience of adoration and prayer,but we must never forget spiritual experience is above all a practical experience of love,and with love,there are no rules some may try to control their emotions and develop strategies for their behavior,others may turn to reading books of advice from "experts" on relationships but this is all folly.The heart decides and what it decides is all that really matters."
"Imagination must constantly run on a new track or it becomes lifeless. A living imagination is essential to prayer."
"meditation vs prayer = listening vs talking"
"Old men's prayers for death are lying prayers, in which they abuse old age and long extent of life. But when death draws near, not one is willing to die, and age no longer is a burden to them."
"Prayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on."
"I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works ... I mean real good works ... not holy day keeping, sermon-hearing ... or making long prayers, filled with flatteries and compliments despised by wise men, and much less capable of pleasing the Deity."
"It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray."
