Quotes about Prayer
For one who has made thanksgiving the habit of his life, the morning prayer will be, 'Lord, what will you give me today to offer back to you?'
— Elisabeth Elliot
Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy will.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joy and thanksgiving expressed in prayer and praise according to the Word of God are the heart of the Church's worship.
— John Calvin
Almost nobody gives thanks to God at Thanksgiving, unless there's a short prayer before we eat.
— Rick Warren
Do not exclusively say your prayers in the form of asking God for something. The prayer of thanksgiving is much more powerful.
— Norman Vincent Peale
'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say.
— Alice Walker
Rapt into still communion that transcends The imperfect offices of prayer and praise, His mind was a thanksgiving to the power That made him; it was blessedness and love!
— William Wordsworth
We ought to be as earnest and frequent in our prayers of thanksgiving when the cupboard is full as we would be in our prayers of supplication if the cupboards were bare.
— Jerry Bridges
I think it very wrong to pray for people while they are in distress and then not to continue praying, now with thanksgiving, when they are relieved.
— CS Lewis
I truly believe that the individual who learns to practice thanksgiving activates within himself and around himself continuous victories and blessings from God.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Prayer is like Thanksgiving dinner. It takes one hour to eat it and ten hours to prepare it.
— Peter Kreeft
It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.
— Charles Spurgeon