SUNDAY HINTS FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
QUOTES/VOICES ON PRAYER BY MASTERS OF PRAYER
Prayer is not about changing God, but being willing to let God change us
Richard Rohr
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
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one
Four things let us ever keep in mind: God hears prayer, God heeds prayer, God answers prayer, and God delivers by prayer.
Mature prayer always breaks into gratitude.
If I’m going to continue to be any kind of spiritual teacher, I’ve got to go deeper myself. And so for me, [I am] preserving long periods of solitude, silence, prayer, journaling, study, writing. I don’t turn on music or the TV unless I really need to.
Richard Rohr
We must speak to God as a friend speaks to his friend, servant to his master; now asking some favor, now acknowledging our faults, and communicating to Him all that concerns us, our thoughts, our fears, our projects, our desires, and in all things seeking His counsel.’
St. Ignatius of Loyola
During mental prayer, it is well, at times, to imagine that many insults and injuries are being heaped upon us, that misfortunes have befallen us, and then strive to train our heart to bear and forgive these things patiently, in imitation of our Saviour. This is the way to acquire a strong spirit.
St. Philip Neri
How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
St. Teresa of Avila
Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
FR. JOHN-MARY ATEP
Comments (1)
Mrs Otu paulyn
October 27, 2019 at 9:59 pm
Thank you father for all the beautiful hints for our spiritual growth. Happy Sunday