Basically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels.
A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.
To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
Read my letter to the old folks, and give my love to them, and tell my brothers to be always watching unto prayer, and when the good old ship of Zion comes along, to be ready to step aboard.
Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends.
I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.
I used a lot of pancake makeup and a prayer, and a Buddhist chant.
When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over.
Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.
Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone. You must take action to make changes and stop doing whatever is causing the stress. You can learn to calm down in the way you handle things.
Exercise, prayer, and meditation are examples of calming rituals. They have been shown to induce a happier mood and provide a positive pathway through life's daily frustrations.
I love prayer candles, and I use them often.
A prayer that must have a cannon behind it better never be uttered. Forgiveness ought not to go in partnership with shot and shell. Love need not carry knives and revolvers.
The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep.
Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon.
You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. In that insight of inter-being, it is possible to have real communication with the Earth, which is the highest form of prayer.
Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we can offer to those who govern? Prayer!
Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.
Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.
