When your mind, inflamed by longing for God, little by little divests itself of flesh, as it were, and turns away from all thoughts engendered by sensory impressions, or from memory, being at the same time full of adoration and rejoicing, then you may conclude that it has approached the boundaries of prayer.
–Saint Nilus of Sinai (d. 430)
Without prayer, our faith is weakened, our love grows cold, our hope becomes uncertain.
–Terence Cooke (1921-1983)
Prayer gives us strength for great ideals, for keeping up our faith, charity, purity, generosity; prayer gives us strength to rise up from indifference and guilt, if we have had the misfortune to give in to temptation and weakness. Prayer gives us light by which to see and to judge from God’s perspective and from eternity. That is why you must not give up on praying!”
–Saint John Paul (1920-2005)
Without prayer nothing good is done. God’s works are done with our hands joined, and on our knees. Even when we run, we must remain spiritually kneeling before Him.
–Blessed Luigi Orione (1872-1940)
Prayer unites one with God, being a divine conversation and spiritual communion with the Being that is most beautiful and highest. Prayer is forgetting earthly things, an ascent to heaven. Through prayer we flee to God.
–Saint Nektarios of Aegina (1846-1920)
Prayer at its highest is a two-way conversation— and for me the most important part is listening to God’s replies.
–Frank Laubach (1884-1970)
