Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.
Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.
Christopher Columbus, in a letter addressed to Ferdinand and Isabella, the King and Queen of Spain '... But these great and marvelous results are not to be attributed to any merit of mine, but to the holy Christian faith, and to the piety and religion of our Sovereigns for that which the unaided intellect of man could not compass, the spirit of God has granted to human exertions, for God is wont to hear the prayers of His servants who love His precepts even to the performance of apparent impossibilities ... 'Therefore, let the King and Queen, our princes and their most happy kingdoms, and all the other provinces of Christendom, render thanks to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who has granted us so great a victory ...'
Every time I had a thought, I was praying, I've never prayed so much in my life.
The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.
I was fortunate to be able to speak with Paul's brother during my stay at the hospital and I was glad for that. I wish I could have spoken with his wife as well, but I want her to know that my sincerest sympathies and prayers are with her, their family and the entire Rahal Letterman Racing team.
The gift of prayer is not always in our power in Heavens sight, the wish to pray is prayer.
I was praying, 'just give me the strength, Lord, to ... hopefully come through for my teammates,
This man will not be able to understand why the sun still has the power to shine, eve if everything is vanity, as he will not be able to understand why the sun, the universe and all of its infinite galaxies and the endless stars have an age. He will not be able to understand why all of this dies, why they will all be someday stardust, and more than that, they will be Void and being, they will the nothingness of the vanity of vanities in vanity. And man will wonder Was it at least a Curse No, they cannot even be that. He will wonder again Was it a prayer or faith And he will turn to the church again, but this time he will not look for the church outside him, but only inside him, finding it in the Sacred Self alone, where it awaited him for so long facing the ages, when man was facing himself. And Man will shout desperately to his Sacred Self Why all of this Why the vanity Only then the Sacred Self will answer him For you It was all for you Man For me, will answer the man to his Sacred Self. Yes Man Yes Man Yes Man, will infinitely repeat the Sacred Self.
Learning is not automatic. You do not automatically know how to read because you turn five. Most of us are sensitive to the fact that we still have something to learn at every step of the way. Learning is not automatic. It comes with seeking and searching, with reading and watching, with thinking, praying, and listening.
In the life of the Indian there was only one inevitable duty, - the duty of prayer - the daily recognition of the Unseen and Eternal.
I sat there beside him till morning and as I watched his face in the starlight, then the first ray of the sun on his untroubled forehead and closed eyelids, what I experienced was not a prayer, I do not pray, but that state of spirit at which a prayer is a misguided attempt a full, confident, affirming self-dedication to my love of the right, to the certainty that the right would win and that this boy would have the kind of future he deserved.... I did not expect it to be as great as this or as hard.
It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.
I say a prayer for him every night.
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed, The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast.
Back water rising, coming in my windows and doors; I leave with a prayer in my heart back water won't rise no more.
Through prayer, our free agency is used to admit and confess our deep desire to have God's help in our lives.
The concern is that the maximum amount a household can receive has not changed to match the rising cost of home heating fuel. I suppose right now we're doing a lot of praying that that it's not going to be as hard a winter as it could be.
Prayer is a passport to heaven. Your communication with God.
I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia. See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.
Lucy Our teacher wants us to write an essay on praying. Charlie Brown Praying is important when you wake up at two oclock in the morning feeling sick from eating something dumb the day before. Lucy Ill just say we were out of town and I didnt have time to write anything.
All our prayers are addressed in the handwriting of the heart.
The First Amendment was added to the Constitution to stand as a guarantee that neither the power nor the prestige of the Federal Government would be used to control, support or influence the kinds of prayer the American people can say - that the peop
This is the first time such a tragedy has occurred during the history of our company, and we are devastated by this incident. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the fire.
It was his idea to put in the Western Wall in Jerusalem the prayer asking God's forgiveness for what had been done by Christians in other ages,
I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.
Seek assistance through patience and prayer, and most surely it is a hard thing except for the humble ones. (The Cow 2.45)
The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
Our main concern is with the people of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region who have experienced the recent tragedy. We are attempting to carry on in these difficult times and are looking out for the best interest of our coaches, staff, players and their families. My prayers are with each of those who have been adversely impacted.
Ay, but you don't so instigate to prayer!
To exist is equivalent to an act of faith, a protest against the truth, an interminable prayer. As soon as they consent to live, the unbeliever and the man of faith are fundamentally the same, since both have made the only decision that defines a being.
I can't help you there, but a simple prayer would be a start. You don't have to have all the answers in the universe to offer up a prayer. All that takes is a little humility and a willingness to let go of anger, assumptions, demands ... and actually it's funny how little faith it takes. That seems to come afterward.
Oh, how lovely was the morning Radiant beamed the sun above. Bees were humming, Sweet birds Singing, Music ringing through the grove. When within the shady woodland Joseph sought the God of love. Humbly kneeling, sweet appealing Twas the boy's first uttered prayer When the powers of sin assailing Filled his soul with deep despair But undaunted still, he trusted In his heav'nly Father's care. Suddenly a light descended. Brighter far than noon-day sun, And a shining glorious pillar O'er him fell, around him shone. While appeared two heav'nly beings, God the Father and the Son. Joseph, this is my beloved Hear Him' Oh, how sweet the word Joseph's humble prayer was answered, And he listened to the Lord. Oh, what rapture filled his bosom, For he saw the living God.
My father was an Episcopalian minister, and I've always been comforted by the power of prayer.
Our hearts go out to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. For the people of our Valley, as for the rest of the nation, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by Hurricane Katrina. During this time of need, we must come together as a nation to help our fellow Americans,
The discussion centered around how nice the group prayer was and how wonderful it would be if there was a local place of worship.
Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.
What's very important is our thoughts and prayers are with the Dana family. It's a sad day. Just a very, very sad day. It's difficult under such difficult circumstances. It's a job that can be pretty vicious at times. Hopefully we put on a good race.
In the City of Death, they are bound and beaten, and no one hears their prayers.
He will talk about folklore, alternative and herbal medicines, and the tradition of praying for healing.
My Lord make me keep up prayer and from my offspring (too), O our Lord, and accept my prayer. (Abraham 14.40)
The basis of the liturgical movement is prayer, the liturgical prayer of the church. It is a revolt against private, individual prayer.
They thought I was unique and different because I put a lot of prayer into my poses, when all the while I was just giving glory to the Lord.
And (as for) those who hold fast by the Book and keep up prayer, surely We do not waste the reward of the right doers. (The Elevated Places 7.170)
It was 104 degrees that night. It was 130 degrees ringside, that's what they said. I was there. It felt like it. Whatever you call 'great' nowadays, I guess Ray was that then. I went to his fights. I wasn't superstitious. When Ray sat between rounds that night, I dropped my head. People said, 'Why do you drop your head You crying' I was praying.
Just like the call to prayer. How do you call somebody to prayer when you've got killing 'OK. Time out. We're not going to bomb you. We're not going shoot you. We want you to come and pray now.' Or we're going to have a one-hour sabbatical from killing.
Every act of kindness, every life-saving act is an answer to a prayer, ... Better days are coming. There are lights coming back on in these parishes.
in deep thought and prayer.
I hope what Bill says pans out. So often companies make proclamations and move on. I'm hoping, even praying, that it comes to fruition.
Yours is the Honor, God, and Yours is the Power. You are the True Lord and Master, the Ocean of Excellence. Servant Nanak utters this prayer, may I meditate on You twenty-four hours a day.
This is my favorite sin: despair-
whose love I celebrate with wine and prayer.
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