“When man is with God in awe and love, then he is praying.”
Karl Rahner (1904–1984) German Catholic theologian
Source: The Need and the Blessing of Prayer
De Flagello myrteo. xiii.
“When man is with God in awe and love, then he is praying.”
Karl Rahner (1904–1984) German Catholic theologian
Source: The Need and the Blessing of Prayer
“Whoever does not pray to God, prays to the devil.”
Léon Bloy (1846–1917) French writer, poet and essayist
Pope Francis quotes Bloy in his first homily as Pope. Pope Francis: 1st homily. Missa pro Ecclesiae in the Sistine Chapel http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-1st-homily-full-text
“I don't just pray for God to open doors, I also pray for God to close doors.”
Joyce Meyer (1943) American author and speaker
“A spark without its fire, a drop without its sea,
Without rebirth what more, pray, wouldst thou be?”
Angelus Silesius (1624–1677) German writer
The Cherubinic Wanderer
“Envisioning without action, is the equivalent of praying without faith.”
Isaac Mashman (2000) businessman, speaker
“Praying is talking to God. Meditating is listening.”
Christopher Moore book Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Source: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
“Be good, love the Lord, pray for those who do not know Him. What a great grace it is to know God!”
Josephine Bakhita (1868–1947) Italian saint and former slave
Quoted in "Josephine Bakhita (1869-1947)", The Holy See https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20001001_giuseppina-bakhita_en.html.