If there is anything pleasing to God,
it is sincere and devout prayer.

 
Servant of God, Emil Kapaun, 20th century

Make a little time for God and rest in him a while.
Enter into your minds and your chamber
and when you have shut the door, speak to God.

 
St. Anselm, 12th century

Prayer is an offering that belongs to God
and is acceptable to him;
it is the offering he has asked for,
the offering he planned as his own.

 
Tertullian, 2nd century

The best way to meet God is to stand very still,
without frustration or anxiety, and wait for Him.
He will come if you are waiting for hIm.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

Prayer never leaves us without sweetness.
It is honey that flows into the soul
and makes all things sweet.

 
St. John Vianney, 19th century

Prayer is a rest, a relaxation…
to come in total simplicity to the one whom one loves.

 
cf. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, 20th century

Prayer flows from listening to Jesus,
from reading the Gospel.

 
St. Leopold Mandic, 20th century

Do not give in to sadness,
for it is the enemy of devotion.

 
St. Francis de Sales, 17th century