John Sweeney Quotes

No effort is complete without prayer - without definite recognition that the best human endeavor is of no effect if it has not God's blessing behind it.

Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.

Pray, for all men need the aid of the gods.

The man who prays is the one who thinks that god has arranged matters all wrong, but who also thinks that he can instruct god how to put them right.

Sometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it's different, but because it's the same.

Four things let us ever keep in mind: God hears prayer, God heeds prayer, God answers prayer, and God delivers by prayer.

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

I do not think anyone can ever do anything without the help and will of God.

Now when I came to go up to operations, I went down to this patient's room and got down on my knees at the foot of the bed and earnestly asked the Lord to help us and to help me.

God will give us the strength to be able to handle things. I mean, you can try to do it on your own, and sometimes you can pull off some stuff, but in the long run, it's much easier with Him by our side.

Glory be and praise to God. I didn't do any of this. God did. I don't have a recipe or a blueprint. I prayed for it, and my prayers are continuing to be answered.

Religion was very influential because when it got really bad, and you don't know who to turn to, but I turned to God and was praying and meditating, that really helped.

God is with me, helping me.

First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to His will.

Prayer changes things. Prayer changes us. Prayer changes life. Sometimes an event has been manifested that needs to be stopped, midair. Don't pray just when you're in trouble. Pray every day. Surround yourself with prayer. You never know when you might need an extra miracle.

Lord, lord, lord. Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer.

Whenever I'm in trouble, I pray. And because I'm in trouble all of the time, I pray almost constantly.

Prayer is the difference between the best we can do and the best God can do.

If you need a transfusion of spiritual strength then just ask for it. We call that Prayer. Prayer is powerful spiritual medicine.

When you try, God is there and you get the grace you need to get you through.

Hello God, if we are still on speaking terms, can you help me?

If we acknowledge our need for God, he will help us.

In human affairs we accomplish everything through prayer. What has been properly arranged we keep in order, what has gone amiss we change and improve, what cannot be changed and improved we bear, overcoming all the trouble and sustaining all the good by prayer. Against force there is no help but prayer alone.

Never undertake anything unless you have the heart to ask Heaven's blessing on your undertaking.

I've never thought there was anything I could hope to get by praying for it.