Quotes about Reverence
Because far too many religious folks do not seriously pursue this "reverence humming within them," they do not recognize
— Fr. Richard Rohr
There are not sacred and profane things, places, and moments. There are only sacred and desecrated things, places, and moments—and it is we alone who desecrate them by our blindness and lack of reverence. It is one sacred universe, and we are all a part of it.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
— John Calvin
We should go into His presence as a child goes to his father. We do it with reverence and godly fear, of course, but we should go with a childlike confidence and simplicity.
— Martyn Lloyd-Jones
You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
— Teresa of Avila
Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.
— Victor Hugo
Some men's prayers need to be cut short at both ends and set on fire in the middle.
— DL Moody
If we rely on the Holy Spirit, we shall find that our prayers become more and more inarticulate; and when they are inarticulate, reverence grows deeper and deeper.
— Oswald Chambers
Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers.
— Anne Lamott
The fewer the words the better the prayer.
— Martin Luther
We look upon prayer as a means of getting things for ourselves The Bible idea of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.
— Oswald Chambers
Father!—to God himself we cannot give a holier name.
— William Wordsworth