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The article contains prayer quotes and prayers. There are prayer quotes from Mike Pompeo, John Hagee, Joyce Meyer, St. James, St. Paul and St Theresa and from the author himself – Alex Moises. There are the prayers of King David and Moses. There are the Apostles’ Creed and the Prayer to Our Guardian Angel, and there are prayer lines from “Lead Kindly Light.” There are lots of prayer quotes and six prayers in this second article on prayer and praying.
“To pray is to allow God to love us.” – Alex Moises
“Pray anytime, anywhere. It’s freedom of conscience and free expression. It’s an exercise of the free will God gave to us.” – Alex Moises
“Pray quietly or mentally. Sing a song of prayer or recite a prayer or give a shoutout. Meditate. Contemplate. Whatever your method, whatever fits you, pray. God is happy with your desire to connect with Him. And God matters most.” – Alex Moises
“Pray the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus gave us this prayer to let us know that there is real power in His Word.” – Alex Moises
“It is God who moves us to pray, to call on Him, to connect with Him. It is God wanting us to be loved by Him. Don’t miss!” – Alex Moises
“Read the Bible. It is a holy book of prayers. When you read the Word of God, it will be the Holy Spirit who will take your prayer to God. But ask in Jesus name.” – Alex Moises
“Pray the word of God. Read the Bible, say the words quietly or recite them mentally. You may memorize them, you may enjoy them, you may feel them. But do not do anything about them. In Jesus name, the Holy Spirit will intercede for you.” – Alex Moises
“Prayer is a powerful force when it’s in agreement with God’s Word and with other believers.” – John Hagee
“To intercede is to plead or make a request on behalf of another, or others. Jesus sits at the right hand of God, the Father, daily pleading and making requests on our behalf.” – John Hagee
“I have good news—from the very beginning, God intended prayer to be an easy, natural way to stay connected with Him all day, every day.” – Joyce Meyer
“In fact, we can pray anytime, anywhere. We can pray out loud or we can pray silently. We can pray sitting down, standing up, or lying on the floor. We can pray while we are moving or while we are being still.” – Joyce Meyer
“I want to encourage you moving forward to make prayer your first response in every situation.” – Joyce Meyer
“Prayer is such a privilege. Prayer literally brings the power of heaven to earth! We are so blessed to serve a God Who loves to hear our prayers, then answer them in His timing, in His wisdom, and in His way.” – Joyce Meyer
“One of the great things about God is that you can pray about anything at any time. If you’re not sure, just ask! You can always trust that He knows best—He’ll never give you something that’s not His will for you or not in His perfect timing.” – Joyce Meyer
“The Bible teaches us about the value of praying God’s Word…. God tells us to put Him in remembrance and pray His Word back to Him.” – Joyce Meyer
“There is power is praying God’s Word.” – Joyce Meyer
“When we’re busy, we often think we don’t have time for prayer or studying God’s Word, but that’s exactly when it’s most important to make the time to do it.” – Joyce Meyer
“We should pray. That’s the first of all things. I feel prayers. I get notes from people who say they’re praying for me. I can feel it. My wife, my son, we all appreciate it.” – Mike Pompeo
“They are the things that make us. They lift us, inspire us, save us. I’m Mike Pompeo, and this is who we are. Together, let’s make sure our religious freedom and our right to pray are never canceled.” – Mike Pompeo
“Our ability to pray – anytime and anywhere – is a fundamental right. Our nation was founded on religious freedom. We MUST protect everyone’s right to prayer.” – Mike Pompeo
“In my office, I keep a Bible open on my desk to remind me of God and his word, and the truth.” – Mike Pompeo
“Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.” – St. James in James of the Bible; James 5:13
“Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.” – St. James in James of the Bible; James 5:14-15
“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.” – St. James in James of the Bible; James 5:16
“The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” – St. James in James of the Bible; James 5:16
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” – St. Paul in Ephesians of the Bible; Ephesians 6:18
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” – St. Paul in Philippians of the Bible; Philippians 1:3-6
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – St. Paul in 1 Thessalonians of the Bible; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” – St. Paul in 1 Timothy of the Bible; 1 Timothy 2:1-2
“His Majesty knows our wretchedness and the weakness of our nature better than we ourselves and He knows that all the time these souls are longing to think of Him and to love Him. It is this determination that He desires in us.” – St. Teresa of Avila
“… it is well that prayer should not always be given up when the mind is greatly distracted and disturbed….” – St. Teresa of Avila
“This method of bringing Christ into our lives is helpful at all stages; it is a most certain means of making progress in the earliest stage, of quickly reaching the second degree of prayer, and, in the final stages, of keeping ourselves safe from the dangers into which the devil may lead us.” – St. Teresa of Avila
“Mental prayer… means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love.” – St. Teresa of Avila
“If we can, we should occupy ourselves in looking upon Him Who is looking at us; keep Him company; talk with Him; pray to Him; humble ourselves before Him; have our delight in Him; and remember that He never deserved to be there. Anyone who can do this, though he may be but a beginner in prayer, will derive great benefit from it, for this kind of prayer brings many benefits: at least, so my soul has found.” – St. Teresa of Avila
“[Prayer of the Quiet]: The will alone is occupied, in such a way that, without knowing how, it becomes captive. It allows itself to be imprisoned by God, as one who well knows itself to be the captive of Him Whom it loves. Oh, my Jesus and Lord, how much Thy love now means to us! It binds our own love so straitly that at that moment it leaves us no freedom to love anything but Thee.” – St. Teresa of Avila
“To pray is to allow God to love you.” – Alex Moises
“We should pray. That’s the first of all things.” – Mike Pompeo
*A Prayer from GOD Given to Moses; The Priestly Blessing or Aaron's Benediction
“The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace.”
*David’s Prayer in 2 Samuel
“Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?
And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.”
Lead Kindly Light by John Henry Newman
“Lead, Kindly Light, amidst th’encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home,
Lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene; one step enough for me.
I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou
Shouldst lead me on;
I loved to choose and see my path; but now
Lead Thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years!
So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still
Will lead me on.
O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone,
And with the morn those angel faces smile,
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile!
Meantime, along the narrow rugged path,
Thyself hast trod,
Lead, Saviour, lead me home in childlike faith,
Home to my God.
To rest forever after earthly strife
In the calm light of everlasting life.”
*A Prayer of Moses - Psalm 90
“Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.
Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Prayer to Guardian Angel
“Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.”
Apostles’ Creed
“I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried.
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit;
I believe in the holy catholic church [i.e. church universal, the church with Jesus as foundation, the entire Christendom], the communion of saints;
The forgiveness of sin;
The resurrection of the body:
and the life everlasting. Amen.”
*NOTE: These prayers can be found on the Bible Gateway and KJV websites. To find these prayers, use the search box by utilizing these search words: 2 Samuel 7:18-29 and Psalms 90:1-17.
“To pray is to allow God to love you.” – Alex Moises
“We should pray. That’s the first of all things.” – Mike Pompeo
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“We should pray. That’s the first of all things.” – Mike Pompeo
“To pray is to allow God to love you.” – Alex Moises
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“I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
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Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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