It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat.
If in prayer I come before a throne of grace, the faults of my prayer will be overlooked.
The Latin root of 'precariousness' is 'to obtain by prayer.' The precariat must ask for favours, for charity, to show obsequiousness, to plead with figures of authority. It is degrading and stigmatizing.
When you recognize the festive and the still moments as moments of prayer, then you gradually realize that to pray is to live.
The soul of a woman is so important to maintain given all that is on our plates. Figuring out how to do it can be a little tricky. My prayer was, 'Lord, please help me. How can I do it all and not be overwhelmed? How can I do it all and still be happy?' His answer: Find the stolen moments of joy in all you do.
Prayer is the God-given communication link between Heaven and Earth, time and eternity, the finite and the infinite.
Pray for someone else's child, your pastor, the military, the police officers, the firemen, the teachers, the government. There's no end to the ways that you can intervene on behalf of others through prayer.
Firstly, before every game, I always speak with my mum. She really encourages me a lot. Then, once I'm out on the field, I say a little prayer for my team and for everyone on the field, both sides, so that nothing bad happens, no-one gets injured.
There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.
As you read or listen to God's Word and spend time talking to Him in prayer, your spirit will eventually become stronger than your flesh.
My favorite prayer is Footprints in the Sand. You know that prayer? I know the times that he carried me, you know? I kind of wore him out.
I get up earlier than my husband and I intentionally spend time in prayer and Bible reading just to focus myself for the day, because the days get crazy.
Prayer for many is like a foreign land. When we go there, we go as tourists. Like most tourists, we feel uncomfortable and out of place. Like most tourists, we therefore move on before too long and go somewhere else.
Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.
Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of the creation. It makes history possible.
It's important to have a place where you can recharge. Everybody's is different, but I do think it should entail quiet because it needs to be where you hear your spirit most clearly. For me, that's the prayer room in my apartment. And since my home is 700 square feet, I mean the coat closet near the front door.
I think one thing is that prayer has become more useful, interesting, fruitful, and... almost involuntary in my life.
Everybody thought I was going to give up after the Destiny's Child situation. But I'm not one to say, 'Oh, poor me - it's over.' I knew that as long as I kept a strong prayer life, I would be able to fulfil my destiny.
Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and fulfilling your purpose.
Our families should gather for family prayer morning and night.
