Matthew Henry Quotes

Prayer pulls the rope below and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly. Others give but an occasional pluck at the rope. But he who wins with heaven is the man who grasps the rope boldly and pulls continuously, with all his might.

I'm afraid I did not pray hard enough last night.

As for methods of prayer, all of them are good as long as they are sincere.

Remember to pray fervently.

He that loveth little prayeth little, he that loveth much prayeth much.

I believe there is no liturgy in the world, either in ancient or modern language, which breathes more of a solid, scriptural, rational piety, than the Common Prayer of the Church of England. And though the main of it was compiled considerably more than two hundred years ago, yet is the language of it, not only pure, but strong and elegant in the highest degree.

True prayer is measured by weight, not by length

It is the habit of faith, when she is praying, to use pleas. Mere prayer sayers, who do not pray at all, forget to argue with God; but those who prevail bring forth their reasons and their strong arguments

I pray the breviary every morning. I like to pray with the psalms. Then, later, I celebrate Mass. I pray the Rosary. What I really prefer is adoration in the evening, even when I get distracted and think of other things, or even fall asleep praying. In the evening then, between seven and eight o'clock, I stay in front of the Blessed Sacrament for an hour in adoration. But I pray mentally even when I am waiting at the dentist or at other times of the day.

I was raised with a strong belief in prayer. And that's never really left me. I find it great to close your eyes, breathe, and just talk to the universe. It really comforts me.

Prayer as a relationship is probably your best indicator about the health of your love relationship with God. If your prayer life has been slack, your love relationship has grown cold.

In the name of the Fathers, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, here goes-I mean Amen.

Prayer is the greatest force that we can wield. It is the greatest talent which God has granted us. He has given it to every Christian.

I don't go to church so much, the way my life is, but it's in me every day.

He prayeth best who loveth best.

Prayer is and remains always a native and deepest impulse of the soul of man.

Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, our faith triumphant o’er our fears, are all with thee – are all with thee!

A life of prayer is a life whose litanies are ever fresh acts of self-devoting love.

Pray often rather than very long at a time. It is hard to be very long in prayer, and not slacken in our affections.

Whoever does not pray to God, prays to the devil.

Speaking as a minister it is my strong feeling that no man has a right to preach to a crowd that he has not prayed for.

Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer.

Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.

The determined fixing of our will upon God, and pressing toward him steadily and without deflection; this is the very center and the art of prayer.

Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong, they are weak, but he is strong.