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1. Prayer moves the hand that moves the world.
By John Aikman Wallace
2. Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language or music without atmosphere.
By James Martineau
3. Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.
By Philipp Melanchthon
4. The first purpose of prayer is to know God.
By Charles L. Allen
5. Rejoice always, pray constantly, and in all circumstances give thanks.
By The Desert Fathers
6. He prayeth well, who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast.
He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.
By Samuel Taylor Coleridge
7. Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.
By Thomas Fuller
8. In the morning, prayer is the key that opens to us the treasures of God's mercies and blessings; in the evening, it is the key that shuts us up under His protection and safeguard.
By Anon
9. Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.
By Adam Clarke
10. Prayer should be short, without giving Almighty God reasons why He should grant this or that; he knows best what is good for us.
By John Selden
11. Le your requests be known to God.
From Philippians 4:6
12. If the only prayer you say in your whole life is "Thank you", that would suffice.
By Meister Eckhart
13. Fear of trouble, past and future, often blinds us to the numerous small blesings we enjoy, silencing our prayers of praise and thanksgiving.
Anonymous
14. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks.
From 1 Th. 5:17
15. O Lord, you know what is best for me. Let this or that be done, as you please. Give what you will, how much youwill, and when you will.
By Thomas à Kempis
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