36 Quotes on Prayer: Exploring the Essence of Prayer

1. “Prayer causes things to happen that wouldn’t happen if you didn’t pray.” – John Piper

2. “God is fighting your battles, arranging things in your favor, and making a way even when you don’t see a way.”

3. “Prayer is the cure for a confused mind, a weary soul, a sickness, and a broken heart.”

4. “Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.” – D.L. Moody

5. “If you only pray when you’re in trouble, you’re in trouble.”

6. “God speaks to those who take time to listen, and He listens to those who take time to pray.”

7. “Prayer delights God’s ear; it melts His heart; and opens His hand. God cannot deny a praying soul.” – Thomas Watson

8. “Pray hardest when it’s hardest to pray.”

9. “The greatest battles are won when you pray.”

10. “The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer.” – F.B. Meyer

11. “When prayer becomes your habit, miracles become your lifestyle. Never give up on prayer no matter what comes your way.”

12. “Prayer is a necessity, for it is the life of the soul.”

13. “Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.” – Max Lucado

14. “Beware in your prayers, above everything else, of limiting God, not only by unbelief, but by imagining that you know what He can do. Expect unexpected things above all that we ask or think.” – Andrew Murray

15. “I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard.”

16. “God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. They outlive the lives of those who uttered them.” – Edward McKendree

17. “Don’t forget to pray today, because God didn’t forget to wake you up this morning.”

18. “We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.” – Oswald Chambers

19. “If you are a stranger to prayer, you are a stranger to the greatest source of power known to human beings.” – Billy Sunday

20. “Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” - Mahatma Gandhi

20. “Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.” – Billy Graham

21. “Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when God talks to you.”

22. “Prayer is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling the spirit of God.”

23. “Good things come to those who believe, better things come to those who are patient, and the best things come to those who don’t give up.”

24. “Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”

25. “Never stop praying, even after God gave you what you prayed for.”

26. “Prayer is asking God to align you with His will rather than asking Him to be aligned with yours.”

27. “Prayer: the world’s greatest wireless connection.”

28. “Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed.” – E.M. Bounds

29. “Prayer is the link that connects us with God.” – A.B. Simpson

30. “Not to pray because you do not feel fit to pray is like saying, ‘I will not take medicine because I am too ill.’ Pray for prayer. Pray yourself, by the Spirit’s assistance, into a praying frame.” – Charles Spurgeon

31. “I pray, not wish, because I have God, not a genie.”

32. “When praying for the Lord’s will about something questionable, don’t give up if you don’t receive clear guidance after one prayer. Keep praying until God makes it clear.” – Curtis Hutson

33. “Wishing will never be a substitute for prayer.” – Ed Cole

34. “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” - Soren Kierkegaard

35. “Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one” - Bruce Lee

36. “If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” - Meister Eckhart