Gary Fick posted the following quotes about prayer on his Facebook page. All quotes come from books recommended here.
Prayer quotes 2
Andrew R. Wheeler: Praying to God means…our prayers are focused on asking God to intervene in situations and in people’s lives, not on changes that people need to make. (p. 40)
Andrew R. Wheeler: If you pay attention to the wording of your prayers, focusing them on God, you will notice over time that your attitude toward prayer will shift and your understanding of God’s sovereignty will increase. Prayer that is addressed to God, not to people, and that focuses on his kingdom and will, asking him directly to intervene, will honor God and draw you nearer to him. (p. 66)
Philip Yancey: I have learned to see prayer not as my way of establishing God’s presence, rather as my way of responding to God’s presence that is a fact whether or not I can detect it. (p. 53)
Philip Yancey: The main purpose of prayer is not to make life easier, nor to gain magical powers, but to know God. (p. 56)
Philip Yancy: The Bible speaks of Abraham and Moses as being friends of God, and of David as a man after God’s own heart. …Prayer is the currency of that friendship. (p. 59)
Frank Laubach: …pray inwardly every minute, and see what happens. (p.34)
Philip Yancey: As a training ground, I read the psalms. I read Jesus’ prayers, and the prayers of his followers. (p. 63)
Andrew R. Wheeler: Being “together in prayer” means much more than simply praying in the same place at the same time with other believers. There is an implied unity of heart and mind, a sense of common purpose and vision, and a mutual submission that encourages everyone in the group to participate. (p. 68)
Mother Teresa of Calcutta as quoted by Philip Yancey: Prayer is simply talking to God. He speaks to us: we listen. We speak to him: he listens. A two-way process: speaking and listening. (p. 65)
Richard Foster: The primary purpose of prayer is to bring us into such a life of communion with the Father that, by the power of the Spirit, we are increasingly conformed to the image of the Son. (p. 57)
Richard Foster reminds us of an old adage: “The one who sings prays twice.” (p. 110)
Richard Foster: To pray is to change. This is a great grace. How good of God to provide a path whereby our lives can be taken over by love and joy and peace and patience and kindness and goodness and faithfulness
and gentleness and self-control. (p. 6)
Philip Yancey: Prayer is cooperation with God, a consent that opens the way for grace to work. (p. 103)
Andrew Wheeler: You might want to try to propose prayer as a kind of "experiment" -- a way for group members to see if God is really there and if he really does care. ...if you are up for it, ask each group member (particularly the nonbelievers) to identify an area in his or her life in which God's intervention is especially needed. (p. 94) [This is an old CFO idea that is spreading around!]
Philip Yancey: The first stage [of prayer] is a simple childlike request for something I desire. …The second stage of prayer…involves a kind of meditation, what I have called keeping company with God. …the third stage of prayer [is] the stage of submission that Jesus reached after a long night of struggle: “Not my will but yours be done.” (p. 107, 109)
Andrew R. Wheeler: Praying to God means…our prayers are focused on asking God to intervene in situations and in people’s lives, not on changes that people need to make. (p. 40)
Andrew R. Wheeler: If you pay attention to the wording of your prayers, focusing them on God, you will notice over time that your attitude toward prayer will shift and your understanding of God’s sovereignty will increase. Prayer that is addressed to God, not to people, and that focuses on his kingdom and will, asking him directly to intervene, will honor God and draw you nearer to him. (p. 66)
Philip Yancey: I have learned to see prayer not as my way of establishing God’s presence, rather as my way of responding to God’s presence that is a fact whether or not I can detect it. (p. 53)
Philip Yancey: The main purpose of prayer is not to make life easier, nor to gain magical powers, but to know God. (p. 56)
Philip Yancy: The Bible speaks of Abraham and Moses as being friends of God, and of David as a man after God’s own heart. …Prayer is the currency of that friendship. (p. 59)
Frank Laubach: …pray inwardly every minute, and see what happens. (p.34)
Philip Yancey: As a training ground, I read the psalms. I read Jesus’ prayers, and the prayers of his followers. (p. 63)
Andrew R. Wheeler: Being “together in prayer” means much more than simply praying in the same place at the same time with other believers. There is an implied unity of heart and mind, a sense of common purpose and vision, and a mutual submission that encourages everyone in the group to participate. (p. 68)
Mother Teresa of Calcutta as quoted by Philip Yancey: Prayer is simply talking to God. He speaks to us: we listen. We speak to him: he listens. A two-way process: speaking and listening. (p. 65)
Richard Foster: The primary purpose of prayer is to bring us into such a life of communion with the Father that, by the power of the Spirit, we are increasingly conformed to the image of the Son. (p. 57)
Richard Foster reminds us of an old adage: “The one who sings prays twice.” (p. 110)
Richard Foster: To pray is to change. This is a great grace. How good of God to provide a path whereby our lives can be taken over by love and joy and peace and patience and kindness and goodness and faithfulness
and gentleness and self-control. (p. 6)
Philip Yancey: Prayer is cooperation with God, a consent that opens the way for grace to work. (p. 103)
Andrew Wheeler: You might want to try to propose prayer as a kind of "experiment" -- a way for group members to see if God is really there and if he really does care. ...if you are up for it, ask each group member (particularly the nonbelievers) to identify an area in his or her life in which God's intervention is especially needed. (p. 94) [This is an old CFO idea that is spreading around!]
Philip Yancey: The first stage [of prayer] is a simple childlike request for something I desire. …The second stage of prayer…involves a kind of meditation, what I have called keeping company with God. …the third stage of prayer [is] the stage of submission that Jesus reached after a long night of struggle: “Not my will but yours be done.” (p. 107, 109)
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