Prayer is the…
Prayer is the application of the heart to God, and the internal exercise of love.
–Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717)
Prayer is the guide…
Prayer is the guide to perfection and the sovereign good; it delivers us from every vice, and obtains every virtue; for the one great means to become perfect, is to walk in the presence of God.
–Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717)
Prayer is a…
Prayer is a necessary weapon… If we pray, no matter how buffeted and attacked we may be, we remain in a deep sense invulnerable.
–Marcel Nguyễn Tân Văn (1928–1959)
Prayer is the…
Prayer is the art of presence. Where there is no wonder there is little depth of presence.
–John O’Donohue (1956-2008)
Prayer is laying hold…
Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
— Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
The prayer of…
The prayer of the monk is not perfect until he no longer recognizes himself or the fact that he is praying.
— Saint Anthony of Egypt (c. 251-356)
About
