#prayer

I still held fast to my determination to become a minister; it still seemed to me that that was my duty. I had pledged myself, in my prayers I had given my word to God. How could I therefore break my vow? ↗

— Pierre Loti

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Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon. ↗

— Martin Luther

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The fewer the words, the better the prayer. ↗

— Martin Luther

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Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn't burn up any fossil fuel, doesn't pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance. ↗

— Margaret Mead

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Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered. ↗

— George Meredith

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As priests uphold their people in prayer, so their people are to uphold them with prayer and love, for he cannot work without his people. ↗

— Arthur Middleton

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The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it. ↗

— Karl Philipp Moritz

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Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don't seem to have anything to do with music, end up being a very important part of the aesthetic of the traditional structure of the Mass. ↗

— Richard Morris

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The most common phrase bandied about these days is 'Oh my God'. People say it automatically all the time - not realising that that's a form of prayer. ↗

— Steven Patrick Morrissey

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Work is a prayer. And I start off every morning dedicating it to our Creator. ↗

— Joseph Murray

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