#prayer

I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer. ↗

— Francis W. Newman

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He knows the tax code as thoroughly as the pope knows the Lord's Prayer. ↗

— William Proxmire

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As a people of faith, we know that prayer is a powerful instrument. And as one Nation under God, we know that many times our most powerful tool is prayer. ↗

— Nick Rahall

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Today we thank God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon this great Country and ask Him to continue to heal our land and meet our needs - and we do so through the power of prayer. ↗

— Nick Rahall

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Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in God's will. ↗

— Frederick William Robertson

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I've found that prayers work best when you have big players. ↗

— Knute Rockne

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The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of which the heart is capable; it is the highest degree of prayer. The souls that have reached this point are truly the heart of the Church. ↗

— Edith Stein

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Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life. ↗

— Jonathan Edwards

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If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. ↗

— Meister Eckhart

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What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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