Alice Walker Quotes

I got to that desperate place where nobody could help me but God.

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overpowering conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the day

I often find myself on my knees praying to something or someone to not be in control.

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.

Dear Jesus, do something.

Lord help me to begin to begin.

We do not pray at all until we are at our wits' end.

This is my prayer for all of us — 'Lord, increase our faith.' Increase our faith to bridge the chasms of uncertainty and doubt. Grant us faith to look beyond the problems of the moment to the miracles of the future. Give us faith to do what is right and let the consequence follow.

I am not an expert at praying, as you know. But can you please help me? I am in desperate need of help. I don't know what to do. I need an answer. Please tell me what to do.

We depend a lot on the guy upstairs in dire times, in addressing our concerns and looking for help.

I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it's not always in the way you expect. God knows what's best for us, though, so there's no need to worry when things don't go how we originally wanted them to go.

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer.

The people of our city are holding on by a thread. Time has run out. Can we survive another night? And who can we depend on? Only God knows.

Whenever I'm confused about something, I ask God to reveal the answers to my questions, and he does.

When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one.

I know no words of prayer - God help me because I can not help myself.

Sometimes I'll go down a path, and I'll just pray that something's going to come to get me out of this path that I'm on.

God is not a vending machine where if you put in enough prayer quarters we get a Reese's Pieces bag that pops out.

When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality.

This is not a fix; it's a prayer.

God Help America!

Sometimes you want to whisper in God's ear, 'God, we know you are in charge, but why don't you make it slightly more obvious?'

Glory be and praise to God. I didn't do any of this. God did. I don't have a recipe or a blueprint. I prayed for it, and my prayers are continuing to be answered.

'I have always asked God to guide me in each of my tasks.