85 Prayer Quotes That Will Inspire You To Pray

Prayer is the key and a veritable means to communicate with God. It could be a prayer for healing, strength or thankfulness to God.

Whether you are searching for heart prayer quotes, or prayer quotes for the world, the following inspirational prayer quotes will inspire you to understand the importance of praying to God Almighty.

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1. “A generous prayer is never presented in vain; the petition may be refused, but the petitioner is always, I believe, rewarded by some gracious visitation.”- Robert Louis Stevenson
2. “And so I urge you: carry on an ongoing conversation with God about the daily stuff of life, a little like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. For now, do not worry about ‘proper’ praying, just talk to God.”- Richard J. Foster
3. “Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.” – Corrie Ten Boom
4. “Any concern too small to be turned into prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”- Corrie Ten Bloom
5. “Do not forget that the value and interest of life is not so much to do conspicuous things …as to do ordinary things with the perception of their enormous value.”- Teilhard de Chardin
6. “Do not make prayer a monologue…make it a conversation.”- Author Unknown
7. “Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”- Satchel Paige
8. “Give me faith, Lord, and let me help others find it.”- Leo Tolstoy
9. “God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: ‘Use me.'” – Rick Warren
10. “God shapes the world by prayer. The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil.” – Mother Teresa
11. “God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.”- Mother Teresa
12. “I believe that it is impossible to grasp all the different forms of prayer without great purity of heart and soul. There are as many forms of prayer as there are states of soul. A person pays in a certain manner when cheerful and in another when weighed down by sadness or a sense of hopelessness. When one is flourishing spiritually, prayer is different from when one is oppressed by the extent of one’s struggles.”- John Cassian
13. “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.” – Abraham Lincoln
14. “I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right; but it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation may be on the Lord’s side.” – Abraham Lincoln
15. “If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is ‘thank you’ that would suffice.”- Meister Eckhart
16. “If you believe in prayer at all, expect God to hear you. If you do not expect, you will not have. God will not hear you unless you believe He will hear you; but if you believe He will, He will be as good as your faith.” – Charles Spurgeon
17. “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” – Corrie ten Boom
18. “It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without heart.”- Mahatma Gandhi
19. “It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.” – Henry Ward Beecher
20. “Let no one profess to trust in God, and yet lay up for future wants, otherwise the Lord will first send him to the hoard he has amassed, before He can answer the prayer for more.” – George Muller

21. “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”- Matthew 5:44
22. “Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.” – Max Lucado
23. “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.”- St. Augustine
24. “Pray as you can, not as you can’t.”- Dom Chapman
25. “Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.” – Soren Kierkegaard
26. “Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God’s gift of himself.”- Mother Theresa
27. “Prayer is not an old woman’s amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.”- Mahatma Gandhi
28. “Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.”- Mahatma Gandhi
29. “Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.” – Mother Teresa
30. “Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.”-Teresa of Avila
31. “Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.” – Joyce Meyer
32. “Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.”- St. John Vianney
33. “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.”- St. John Damascene
34. “Prayer is the song of the heart. It reaches the ear of God even if it is mingled with the cry and tumult of a thousand men.”- Kahlil Gibran
35. “Prayer makes a godly man, and puts within him the mind of Christ, the mind of humility, of self-surrender, of service, of pity, and of prayer. If we really pray, we will become more like God, or else we will quit praying.” – E.M. Bounds
36. “Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.”- George Herbert
37. “Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is always revealing some new beauty.” – E.M. Bounds
38. “Prayer, then, is a matter of our participating in the life of Jesus Christ.”- Michael Casey
39. “Rather than set aside daily time for prayer, I pray constantly and spontaneously about everything I encounter on a daily basis. When someone shares something with me, I’ll often simply say, ‘let’s pray about this right now.'” – Thomas Kinkade
40. “She (my mother) became a warrior far superior to any epic hero. She became a giant on her knees. With a sword in one hand she battled the enemies of death and disease, and with her other hand stretched toward heaven she kept beseeching God’s help and His mercy.” – Bishop T.D. Jakes

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41. “The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, ‘O God, forgive me,’ or ‘Help me.'” – Billy Graham
42. “The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish.” – Adrian Rogers
43. “The reality is, my prayers don’t change God.  But, I am convinced prayer changes me.  Praying boldly boots me out of that stale place of religious habit into authentic connection with God Himself.” – Lysa TerKeurst
44. “The value of persistent prayer is not that God will hear us, but that we will finally hear God.”- William McGill
45. “The whole reason why we pray is to be united into the vision and contemplation of God to whom we pray.”- Julian of Norwich
46. “The wish to pray is a prayer in itself.”- Georges Bernanos
47. “There are parts of our calling, works of the Holy Spirit, and defeats of the darkness that will come no other way than through furious, fervent, faith-filled, unceasing prayer.” – Beth Moore
48. “There is variation in our prayer because we look toward God from different vantage points. Our situation changes; we develop and are subjected to a range of external factors. Our situation can also change because we deliberately choose to seek further into the mystery of God.”- Michael Casey
49. “Therefore, when you decide to undertake this work of prayer and feel by grace that you are called by God, lift up your heart to God with a meek stirring of Love.”- Cloud of Unknowing
50. “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” – Martin Luther
51. “To get nations back on their feet, we must first get down on our knees.” – Billy Graham
52. “True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that. It is a spiritual transaction with the creator of Heaven and Earth.”- Charles Spurgeon
53. “Whether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God’s thirst with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst for him.”- St. Augustine
54. “Work as if everything depends on you. Pray as if everything depends on God.”- St. Ignatius Loyola
55.  “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” – John F. Kennedy
56. “Don’t forget to pray today, because God didn’t forget to wake you up this morning.” – Anonymous
57. “Don’t stop praying. He hears you and He is working it out for your good.” – Anonymous
58. “Don’t think of the things you didn’t get after praying. Think of the countless blessings God gave you without asking.” – Anonymous
59. “God can handle your doubt, anger, fear, grief, confusion, and questions. You can bring everything to him in prayer.” – Rick Warren
60. “God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.” – Mother Teresa

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61. “I do believe in the power of prayer.” – Anonymous
62. “If you only pray when you’re in trouble, you’re in trouble.” – Anonymous
63. “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” – Corrie ten Boom
64. “Love the people who treat you right. Pray for those who don’t. Life is too short to be anything but happy.” – Anonymous
65.  “Never doubt the power of prayer.” – Anonymous
66. “No man is greater than his prayer life.” – Leonard Ravenhill
67. “Our prayers are sometimes answered without us realizing.” – Catherine Pulsifer
68. “Our prayers do make a difference.” – Max Lucado
69. “Our prayers have no expiration date. You never know when, where, or how God will answer.” – Anonymous
70. “Prayer – the key to all the treasures of this life and the hereafter.” – Anonymous
71. “Prayer – the world’s greatest wireless connection.” – Anonymous
72. “Prayer changes everything.” – Anonymous
73. “Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.” – Soren Kierkegaard
74. “Prayer is the greater work.” – Oswald Chambers
75. “Prayer is the nearest approach to God.” – William Law
76. “Prayer is when you talk to God, meditation is when you listen to God.” – Anonymous
77. “Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.” – George Herbert
78. “Prayers outlive the lives of those who uttered them; outlive a generation, outlive an age, outlive a world.” – E.M Bounds
79. “Sometimes all it takes is just one prayer to change everything.” – Anonymous
80. “Sometimes all you need to do is pray.” – Anonymous

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81. “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” – Anonymous
82. “The things you take for granted someone else is praying for.” – Anonymous
83. “Time spent in prayer is never wasted.” – Francis Fenelon
84. “When life is rough pray, when life is great pray.” – Anonymous
85. “When you can’t put your prayer into words, God hears your heart.” – Anonymous
86. “When you feel like worrying, try praying instead. Worrying only creates more stress, but prayer creates more peace. God is bigger than whatever is stressing you out.” – Dave Willis

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