#pray

I pray daily... for peace. ↗

— Paul O'Neill

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These two things are almost all I want, but unfortunately, neither one is my strong suit. I am very strong on blame, and wish this were one of God's values, but trust, surrender? Letting go, forgiveness? Maybe just after a period of prayer, but then when the mood passes and real life rears its ugly head again? Not so much. I hate this, the fact that life is usually Chutes and Ladders, with no guaranteed gains. I cannot will myself into having these qualities, so I have to pray for them more often, if I want to be happy. I have to create the habit, just as I had to do with daily writing, and flossing. ↗

— Anne Lamott

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Prayer is the soul's sincere desire. Your desire is your prayer. It comes out of your deepest needs and it reveals the things you want in life. ↗

— Joseph Murphy

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Has someone or something pushed your anxiety button? Answer it with prayer! ↗

— Evinda Lepins

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Mental prayer is, as I see it, simply a friendly intercourse and frequent solitary conversation with Him who, as we know, loves us. ↗

— Teresa of Ávila

#life

I brought Sammy inside and put him to bed. Said his prayer with him. “‘Now I lay me down to sleep…’” To me, just random noise. Gibberish. I wasn’t sure exactly what it was, but I felt that, when it came to God, there was a broken promise in there somewhere. ↗

— Rick Yancey

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The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Cold prayers, like cold suitors, are seldom effective in their aims. ↗

— Elisabeth Elliot

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Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the Book of Job: Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#meaning #prayer #trouble #life

When I look back, I realize I was praying for something God had already given me. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#life #prayer #experience