Anne Lamott Quotes

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.

Here are the two best prayers I know: 'Help me, help me, help me,' and 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.' A woman I know says, for her morning prayer, 'Whatever,' and then for the evening, 'Oh, well,' but has conceded that these prayers are more palatable for people without children.

You have need to pray to God, not only to help you in your troubles--but to help you in your blessings

The most meaningful and spiritual prayers I have experienced contained many expressions of thanks and few, if any, requests.

I pray to start my day and finish it in prayer. I'm just thankful for everything, all the blessings in my life, trying to stay that way. I think that's the best way to start your day and finish your day. It keeps everything in perspective.

Ein einziger dankbarer Gedanke gen Himmel ist das vollkommenste Gebet. One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.

I do not know much about God and prayer, but I have come to believe over the last twenty-five years, that there's something to be said about keeping prayer simple. Help, Thanks, Wow.

It seems to me that the prayers of the Bible can be distilled into one. The result is a simple, easy-to-remember, pocket-sized prayer: Father, you are good. I need help. They need help. Thank you. In Jesus' name, amen. Let this prayer punctuate your day.

Each day begins with a prayer of thank you.

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say.

At the end of the day, we should give thanks and pray, to the one, to the one.

Prayer is simply saying "thank you, bless you, praise you."

I turn to someone, I'm not sure, to God I think, but I never ask for anything. I would never pray to win a title; it makes no sense. I've never understood those who pray before a match. I simply give thanks for what I have received.

It is always encouraging and kind when people say nice things about my work but I know that it is not me that did it then and it is not me that is doing it now. It is God living in me and for that I will always be grateful.

I say grace. I'm a big believer in grace. I happen to believe in a God that made all the food and so I'm pretty grateful for that and I thank him for that. But I'm also thankful for the people that put the food on the table.

I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.

I wouldn't have dared ask God for all that He's given me. I couldn't have done it on my own. I thank God every day for what I have.

A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer.

I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.

I believe in prayer. I believe in gratitude and serving people.

I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.

There is such a thing as 'thanks-feeling' - feeling thankful. This ought to be the general, universal spirit of the Christian.

You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.

Gratitude is what we radiate when we experience grace, and the soul was made to run on grace the way a 747 runs on rocket fuel.

Complaining is an insult to God.