John Owen Quotes

Prayer is vastly superior to worry. With worry, we are helpless; with prayer, we are interceding. When I hear sad news, I try to say a prayer for the victims. When I am troubled, I will say a prayer that asks for relief for myself and for all those who suffer as I do. When I am concerned about my relatives or friends I say a short prayer to myself - "May they be happy and free of suffering."

Prayer from the heart can achieve what nothing else can in the world.

Prayer may just be the most powerful tool mankind has.” ~Blink

Sometimes we don't appreciate Prayer until we have to go through something!

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work.

Endure the present, and watch for better things.

I hope I'm a spiritual person. I'm trying to be a spiritual person.

Suffering turns men towards their creator.

I gain strength from postive thought and from the daily conversation with God.

Live as if ye expected (your prayers) to be answered.

Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer

I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard.

Jesus moved in a very poor world. People were seeking their own solutions. Many were helped - not that Jesus was helping - they were helped. And Jesus says again and again: "It is your faith that has healed you." When you have faith, compassion can pour into you. When you have faith, you are open to compassion.

Prayer is a salve for every sore, a remedy for every malady; and when we are afflicted with thorns in the flesh, we should give ourselves to prayer. If an answer be not given to the first prayer, nor to the second, we are to continue praying. Troubles are sent to teach us to pray; and are continued, to teach us to continue instant in prayer.

Dear God, help me. Do not forget me on this tiny cinder lost in a galaxy that is lost–a heart no bigger than a speck of dust beating, beating against death, against meaninglessness, against guilt, against sorrow.

As in nature, as in the arts, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls as well as stones their lustre; the more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, their God has no end in view but to perfect His people's graces. Our Father, and and kindest of fathers, He afflicts not willingly; He sends tribulations, but hear St Paul tell their purpose, - "Tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience, and experience hope."

Believe in the power of prayer - it is real, it is wonderful, it is tremendous.

More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.

When we pray, we open the door for God to come into our problems and situations and work on them.

I know there are millions of people praying for me, and I strongly believe in prayers.

When things get bad enough, your only resort is to lie in bed and start praying.

Ordinarily when a man in difficulty turns to prayer, he has already tried every other means of escape.

Prayer is the answer to every problem there is.

Prayer does change things, all kinds of things. But the most important thing it changes is us.