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Doubt not but God who sits on high, Thy secret prayers can hear; When a dead wall thus cunningly Conveys soft whispers to the ear. - Unattributed Author, verse inscribed in the Whispering Gallery of Gloucester Cathedral O God, if in the day of battle I forget Thee, do not Thou forget me. - Unattributed Author, attributed to a soldier by William King in "Anecdotes of his own time", p. 7 (ed. 1818) I pray the prayer the Easterners do, May the peace of Allah abide with you; Wherever you stay, wherever you go, May the beautiful palms of Allah grow; Through days of labor, and nights of rest, The love of Good Allah make you blest; So I touch my heart--as the Easterners do, May the peace of Allah abide with you. - Unattributed Author, Salaam Alaikum (Peace be with you.) Yet then from all my grief, O Lord, Thy mercy set me free, Whilst in the confidence of pray'r My soul took hold on thee. - Joseph Addison, Miscellaneous Poems--Divine Ode made by Gentleman on Conclusion of his Travels (verse 6) It is as natural and reasonable for a dependent creature to apply to its Creator for what it needs, as for a child thus to solicit the aid of a parent who is believed to have the disposition and ability to bestow what it needs. - Archibald Alexander Prayer begins where human capacity ends. - Marian Anderson Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth. - Philip James Bailey, Festus (sc. Elsewhere) Between the humble and contrite heart and the majesty of Heaven there are no barriers. The only password is prayer. - Hosea Ballou And from the prayer of Want, and plaint of Woe, O never, never turn away their ear! Forlorn, in this bleak wilderness below, Ah! what were man, should Heaven refuse to hear! - James Beattie, Minstrel (bk. I, st. 29) Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. - Bible, Mark (ch. XIII, v. 33) But uthou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. - Bible, Matthew (ch. VI, v. 6) But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. - Bible, Matthew (ch. VI, v. 7) Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. - Bible, Matthew (ch. VII, v. 7-8) PRAY, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's DIctionary Every wish Is like a prayer--with God. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh (bk. II) God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face, A gauntlet with a gift in 't. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh (bk. II) Hope, he called, belief In God,--work, worship . . . therefore let us pray! - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh (bk. III) She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer And cries, "It shall be done--sometimes, somewhere." - Ophelia G. Browning (Mrs. Arthur P. Adams, Mrs. T.E. Burroughs), Unanswered Just my vengeance complete, The man sprang to his feet, Stood erect, caught at God's skirts, and prayed! So, I was afraid! - Robert Browning, Instans Tyrannus (VII) In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart. - John Bunyan You can do more than pray, after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. - John Bunyan They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright! - Robert Burns, The Cotter's Saturday Night (st. 6) Father of Light! great God of Heaven! Hear'st thou the accents of despair? Can guilt like man's be e'er forgiven? Can vice atone for crimes by prayer? - Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron), Prayer of Nature Father! no prophet's laws I seek,-- Thy laws in Nature's works appear;-- I own myself corrupt and weak, Yet will I pray, for thou wilt hear. - Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron), Prayer of Nature More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones. - Truman Capote, epigraph from his unfinished last novel, Answered Prayers Displaying page 1 of 6 for this topic: Next >> [1] 2 3 4 5 6
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