Philip Yancey Quotes

I'm trying to make sure that for myself and for my family, I'm staying as close to the heart of God that I possibly can.

Prayer is the thermometer of grace.

There is no need to get to a place of prayer; pray wherever you are.

That is to say, I pray for you. And there's an intimacy in it. That's the truth.

I try to stay centered in my faith and my family and the close people around me.

Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.

I'm a big believer in the way ritual can put us in connection with our spirituality.

To me, religion is an agreement between a group of people about what God is. Spirituality is a one-on-one relationship.

I am trying to get closer to God.

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

Jesus himself talked about prayer and meditation. Anything that brings you closer to the Lord, what's wrong with that?

There is no greater distance than that between a man in prayer and God.

Part of the beauty of Judaism, and surely this is so for other faiths also, is that it gently restores control over time. Three times a day we stop what we are doing and turn to God in prayer. We recover perspective. We inhale a deep breath of eternity.

Spirituality is not a formula; it is not a test. It is a relationship. Spirituality is not about competency; it is about intimacy. Spirituality is not about perfection; it is about connection. The way of the spiritual life begins where we are now in the mess of our lives.

Faith is pretty much the essence of mine and Grace's being.

People are looking for something a little more stable; people are feeling like they need to get closer to God.

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

Prayer is the hard-work business of Christianity, and it nets amazing results.

That man cannot possibly be called a Christian, who does not pray.

Dare to love and to be a real friend. The love you give and receive is a reality that will lead you closer and closer to God as well as those whom God has given you to love.

You can pray while you work. Work doesn't stop prayer and prayer doesn't stop work. It requires only that small raising of the mind to him: I love you God, I trust you, I believe in you, I need you now. Small things like that. They are wonderful prayers.

I believe one day the distance between myself and God will / disappear.

No learning can make up for the failure to pray. No earnestness, no diligence, no study, no gifts will supply its lack.

For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.

We get nearer to the Lord through music than perhaps through any other thing except prayer.