43 Inspiring Quotes On Prayer

In a world constantly buzzing with activity and noise, the practice of prayer offers a sacred pause—a moment to connect, reflect, and seek solace. Whether it serves as a beacon of hope in trying times or as a daily ritual of gratitude and mindfulness, prayer holds a unique space in the human experience. This collection of 43 inspiring quotes on prayer aims to illuminate the diverse ways prayer can foster inner peace, resilience, and spiritual growth. Join us as we delve into the wisdom shared by thinkers, spiritual leaders, and visionaries through the ages, and let their words inspire your own journey of faith and contemplation.

1. “God will answer you prayers better than you think. Of course, one will not always get exactly what he has asked for....We all have sorrows and disappointments, but one must never forget that, if commended to God, they will issue in good....His own solution is far better than any we could conceive.” - Fanny J. Crosby

2. “I found my God in music and the arts, with writers like Hermann Hesse, and musicians like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter. In some way, in some form, my God was always there, but now I have learned to talk to him.” - Eric Clapton

3. “Give me the Love that leads the wayThe Faith that nothing can dismayThe Hope no disappointments tireThe Passion that'll burn like fireLet me not sink to be a clodMake me Thy fuel, Flame of God” - Amy Carmichael

4. “I am unable to believe in a God susceptible to prayer. I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits, and then suddenly stops in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds.” - Quentin Crisp

5. “God's in His heaven, alls right with the world', whispered Anne softly.” - L.M. Montgomery

6. “I don't pray because it makes sense to pray. I pray because my life doesn't make sense without prayer.” - Noah BenShea

7. “Imagine that Jesus is calling you today. He extends a second invitation to accept His Father's love. And maybe you answer, "Oh, I know that. It's old hat."And God answers, 'No, that's what you don't know. You don't know how much I love you. The moment you think you understand is the moment you do not understand. I am God, not man. You tell others about Me - your words are glib. My words are written in the blood of My only Son. The next time you preach about My love with such obnoxious familiarity, I may come and blow your whole prayer meeting apart.Did you know that every time you tell Me you love Me, I say thank you?” - Brennan Manning

8. “For Ragamuffins, God's name is Mercy. We see our darkness as a prized possession because it drives us into the heart of God. Without mercy our darkness would plunge us into despair - for some, self-destruction. Time alone with God reveals the unfathomable depths of the poverty of the spirit. We are so poor that even our poverty is not our own: It belongs to the mysterium tremendum of a loving God.” - Brennan Manning

9. “I paid the taxi driver, got out with my suitcase, surveyed my surroundings, and just as I was turning to ask the driver something or get back into the taxi and return forthwith to Chillán and then to Santiago, it sped off without warning, as if the somewhat ominous solitude of the place had unleashed atavistic fears in the driver's mind. For a moment I too was afraid. I must have been a sorry sight standing there helplessly with my suitcase from the seminary, holding a copy of Farewell's Anthology in one hand. Some birds flew out from behind a clump of trees. They seemed to be screaming the name of that forsaken village, Querquén, but they also seemed to be enquiring who: quién, quién, quién. I said a hasty prayer and headed for a wooden bench, there to recover a composure more in keeping with what I was, or what at the time I considered myself to be. Our Lady, do not abandon your servant, I murmured, while the black birds, about twenty-five centimetres in length, cried quién, quién, quién. Our Lady of Lourdes, do not abandon your poor priest, I murmured, while other birds, about ten centimetres long, brown in colour, or brownish, rather, with white breasts, called out, but not as loudly, quién, quién, quién, Our Lady of Suffering, Our Lady of Insight, Our Lady of Poetry, do not leave your devoted subject at the mercy of the elements, I murmured, while several tiny birds, magenta, black, fuchsia, yellow and blue in colour, wailed quién, quién, quién, at which point a cold wind sprang up suddenly, chilling me to the bone.” - Roberto Bolaño

10. “We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.” - John Ortberg

11. “(Prayer is) a fictitious consolation invented by those who have everything in order to keep those who have nothing contented. I belong to the bourgeoisie and I know the only reason my class bothers to show the lower classes that distant paradise full of ineffable pleasures that will one day be theirs is to divert attention from their own bulging coffers and from the abundance of their harvests.” - Eca De Queiroz

12. “Lord Jesus,' Christy whispered, 'I want You to hold the key. I want You to decide what should happen in my heart's garden. I want You to let in or send out anything or anybody You want. Especially with guys. I don't want to ever unlock that gate again. I want you to open it only when the right man comes along. Take the key, Lord. Take all my keys. I'll wait for you.” - Robin Jones Gunn

13. “Time and again I hear how important the darker environment is to those at our vintage-faith worship gathering. Attenders feel they can freely pray in a corner by themselves without feeling that everyone is staring at them.” - Dan Kimball

14. “Temptation is stronger in the minds of people who are in doubt. Prayer makes it weaker.” - Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident]

15. “Tal was looking at Hank when he said, "Just a moment. I want to hear it one more time."As they watched, Bernice found her way to Hank and Mary. She began to week openly, and spoke some quiet but impassioned words to them. Hank and Mary listened, as did the others nearby, and as they listened, they began to smile. They put their arms around her, they told her about Jesus, and then they began to weep as well. Finally, as the saints were gathered and Bernice was surrounded with loving arms, Hank said the words, "Let's pray...” - Frank E. Peretti

16. “He wanted to know how they prayed to God in El Dorado. "We do not pray to him at all," said the reverend sage. "We have nothing to ask of him. He has given us all we want, and we give him thanks continually.” - Voltaire

17. “Intercessory prayer is exceedingly prevalent. What wonders it has wrought! The Word of God teems with its marvelous deeds. Believer, thou hast a mighty engine in thy hand, use it well, use it constantly, use it with faith, and thou shalt surely be a benefactor to thy brethren.” - C.H.Spurgeon

18. “Prayer is an acknowledgment that our need of God's help is not partial but total.” - Alistair Begg

19. “The New Testament describes the characteristics of a "virtuous widow" who is qualified to receive help from believers. This woman's description seems to parallel the miraculous, poured-out life portrayed by the Proverbs 31 woman. She does not live for her own pleasure but is well reported for good works, bringing up children, lodging strangers, washing the saints' feet, relieving the afflicted, and diligently following every good work. How does she accomplish all of this? "She trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day" (1 Timothy 5:5-6,10). She lives a supernatural existence, accomplishing incredible things without stress and exhaustion because she makes prayer the foundation of her life.” - Leslie Ludy

20. “What have you gained since you haven't prayed? What will you lose if you pray?” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

21. “كل ذلك، مهما علا شأنه ومكانته دنيويًا، سيكون - في النهاية - مثل جثة منتفخة لحيوان نافق .. إذا لم يكن هناك صلاة.” - د. أحمد خيري العمري

22. “...to many of us prayer is more like talking to a chocolate pudding than participating in an amazing relationship with a living being.” - Peter Enseleit

23. “As the books of Job, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk clearly show, God has a high threshold of tolerance for what appropriate to say in a prayer. God can "handle" my unsuppressed rage. I may well find that my vindictive feelings need God's correction - but only by taking those feelings to God will I have the opportunity for correction and healing.” - Philip Yancey

24. “The praying which makes a prayerful ministry is not a little praying put in as we put flavor to give it a pleasant smack, but the praying must be in the body, and form the blood and bones. Prayer is no petty duty, put into a corner; no piecemeal performance made out of the fragments of time which have been snatched from business and other engagements of life; but it means that the best of our time, the heart of our time and strength must be given.” - E.M. Bounds

25. “I had no tears to shed nor a prayer for the deceased... There is no hope for the hopeless.” - Nadège Richards

26. “МОЯТА МОЛИТВА"Благословен бог наш..."О, мой боже, правий боже!Не ти, що си в небесата,а ти, що си в мене, боже -мен в сърцето и в душата...Не ти, комуто се кланяткалугери и поповеи комуто свещи палятправославните скотове;не ти, който си направилот кал мъжът и жената,а човекът си оставилроб да бъде на земята;не ти, който си помазалцаре, папи, патриарси,а в неволя си зарязалмойте братя сиромаси;не ти, който учиш робътда търпи и да се молии храниш го дор до гробътсамо със надежди голи;не ти, боже на лъжците,на безчестните тирани,не ти, идол на глупците,на човешките душмани!А ти, боже, на разумът,защитниче на робите,на когото щат празнуватденят скоро народите!Вдъхни секиму, о, боже!любов жива за свобода -да се бори кой как можес душманите на народа.Подкрепи и мен ръката,та кога въстане робът,в редовете на борбатада си найда и аз гробът!Не оставяй да изстинебуйно сърце на чужбина,и гласът ми да преминетихо като през пустиня!...” - Христо Ботев

27. “The angel said, "I like black-and-white films more than color because they're more artificial. You have to work harder to overcome your disbelief. It's sort of like prayer.” - Jonathan Carroll

28. “People said there had to be a Supreme Being because otherwise how could the universe exist, eh?And of course there clearly had to be, said Koomi, a Supreme Being. But since the universe was a bit of a mess, it was obvious that the Supreme Being hadn't in fact made it. If he had made it he would, being Supreme, have made a better job of it, with far better thought given, taking an example at random, to things like the design of the common nostril. Or, to put it another way, the existence of a badly put-together watch proved the existence of a blind watchmaker. You only had to look around to see that there was room for improvement practically everywhere. This suggested that the Universe had probably been put together in a bit of a rush by an underling while the Supreme Being wasn't looking, in the same way that Boy Scouts' Association minutes are done on office photocopiers all over the country.So, reasoned Koomi, it was not a good idea to address any prayers to a Supreme Being. It would only attract his attention and might cause trouble.” - Terry Pratchett

29. “Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.” - Martin Luther

30. “Their prayers impacted the outcome of the fight.” - K. Howard Joslin

31. “I write, as far as I can tell, because writing is a black sheep sibling of prayer, an urgent struggle against a bad connection, intent, hopeful, innocent, never quite good enough.” - Kirk Wilson

32. “Communicating with God is the most extraordinary experience imaginable, yet at the same time it's the most natural one of all, because God is present in us at all times. Omniscient, omnipotent, personal-and loving us without conditions. We are connected as One through our divine link with God.” - Eben Alexander

33. “Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

34. “Lord, behold our family here assembled. We thank You for this place in which we dwell, for the love accorded us this day, for the hope with which we expect the morrow; for the health, the work, the food and the bright skies that make our lives delightful; for our friends in all parts of the earth. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind. Spare us to our friends, soften us to our enemies. Bless us, if it may be, in all our innocent endeavors; if it may not, give us strength to endure that which is to come that we may be brave in peril, constant in tribulation, temperate in wrath and in all changes of fortune and down to the gates of death, loyal and loving to one another. We beseech of you this help and mercy for Christ's sake.” - Robert Louis Stevenson

35. “In order to pray like a child, you might need to unlearn the nonpersonal, nonreal praying that you've been taught.” - Paul E. Miller

36. “Prayer will never do our work for us; what it will do is to strengthen us for work which must be done.” - William Barclay

37. “Here are the two best prayers I know: 'Help me, help me, help me' and 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.” - Anne Lamott

38. “Bargaining with God is pointless. He already has a thousand followers that will do what you bargained to do for free.” - Shannon L. Alder

39. “Throughout my life, until this very moment, whatever virtue I have accomplished, including any benefit that may come from this book, I dedicate to the welfare of all beings.May the roots of suffering diminish. May warfare, violence, neglect, indifference, and addiction also decrease.May the wisdom and compassion of all beings increase, now and in the future.May we clearly see all the barriers we erect between ourselves and others to be as insubstantial as our dreams.May we appreciate the great perfection of all phenomena.May we continue to open our hearts and minds, in order to work ceaselessly for the benefit of all beings.May we go to the places that scare us.May we lead the life of a warrior.” - Pema Chodron

40. “Prayer is inward communication with yourself; action is outward conversation with God.” - Steve Maraboli

41. “Every word you speak is a prayer, or meditation of reinforcement which creates permanence.” - Bryant McGill

42. “If prayer fails I am in a greater darkness yet, not knowing whether I have presumed too much or believed too little.” - Morris L. West

43. “Prayer is not about a list; prayer is about a lifestyle.” - Dillon Burroughs