Prayer

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  Word of God  
 
Jesus rose and went out to a lonely place, 

and there he prayed.
Mark 1:35
 


Prayer is conversation with God.

 
St. Clement of Alexandria, 3rd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Ask and you shall receive.
Jesus; Matthew 7:7
 


God will either give us what we ask,
or, what he knows will be better for us.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Continue in prayer.
Colossians 4:2
 


The more you pray, the more you want to pray.

 
St. John Vianney, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
In everything, by prayer....
let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6
 


Prayer is conversation with God.

 
St. Clement of Alexandria, 2nd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
How lovely is your dwelling place,
Lord, God of hosts.
Psalm 84:1
 


Prayer fills us with light, strength and consolation,
and gives us a foretaste of heaven.

 
St. Rose of Viterbo, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Be still, and know that I am God.
Psalm 46:10
 


Prayer is the longing for God, love to deep for words,
a gift not given by man, but by God’s grace.

 
St. John Chrysostom, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Lord, let my prayer come before you.
Psalm 88:2
 


The most powerful and acceptable prayer
is the prayer that brings the best effects,
those followed by actions.

 
St. Teresa of Avila, 16th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Ask, and you will receive.
Jesus; John 16:24
 


God is so full of mercy and compassion
that whatever may be the grace
for which we stretch out our hands,
we shall not fail to receive it.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

 

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