Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

He who has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of a holy and happy life.

If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good, you can't expect to suddenly develop one during a moment of crisis.

Prayer is the breath of life to our soul; holiness is impossible without it

Only in prayer can we learn to love God with all our heart, mind and soul.

Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There is nothing here to fear but only something to desire.

I think one thing is that prayer has become more useful, interesting, fruitful, and... almost involuntary in my life.

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

I was always spiritual, even as a child. I was taught to pray, show gratitude. We had an attitude of gratitude. Even if life was ugly, bad or sad - we prayed.

I'm thankful to have Jesus as my Savior. My relationship with God has always been one to where I'm talking to him all day, every day, about anything and everything. It's just a continuous ongoing conversation that I have with the Lord, and I feel like that's brought me closer to Him.

The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord.

Do not neglect secret prayer, for it is the soul of religion.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

The best way for me to put it is that if my spiritual life isn't bigger than my outside life, then I'm out of balance. I make my spiritual life a priority.

We pray before everything - videos, onstage, TV shows. I think that has a lot to do with being successful.

I feel like it is important to make sure you are always praying, always talking to have clarity of mind and peace.

I know that I pray a lot, and I take time for myself.

It's very important to have that prayer life. It's very important to communicate always.

Prayer is the thermometer of grace.

Purity is the fruit of prayer.

. . .this prayer I make, Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 't is her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy: for she can so inform The mind that is within us, so impress With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary intercourse of daily life, Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb Our cheerful faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings.

Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.

Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers.

To pray well is the better half of study.

If I've learned anything about prayer, it's that desperation drives discipline.

Make sure that you let God's grace work in your souls by accepting whatever He gives you, and giving Him whatever He takes from you. True holiness consists in doing God's work with a smile.