#prayer

The real end of prayer is not so much to get this or that single desire granted, as to put human life into full and joyful conformity with the will of God. ↗

— Charles Bent

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Intercessory prayer might be defined as loving our neighbour on our knees. ↗

— Charles Bent

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The wish to pray is a prayer in itself. God can ask no more than that of us. ↗

— Georges Bernanos

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Please know that my thoughts and prayers, as well as those of many, many others here in Alabama and around the country, are with each of you during this time. ↗

— Jo Bonner

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By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way. ↗

— Malcolm Boyd

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An authentic life is the most personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer. ↗

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

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Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again. ↗

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

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A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

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Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God. ↗

— John Buchan

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The best prayers have often more groans than words. ↗

— John Buchan

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