Inspirational prayer quotes offer encouragement and comfort, reminding us of the power and beauty of prayer. They can be from religious texts, spiritual leaders, or everyday folks who have found strength in communication with a higher power. Whether you’re seeking peace, guidance, or simply a renewed sense of faith, these quotes can inspire a deeper connection to the divine.

Inspirational Prayer Quotes

1. “Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.”
— Mahatma Gandhi

2. “Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.”
— Søren Kierkegaard

3. “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.”
— Martin Luther

4. “God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.”
— Mother Teresa

5. “Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.”
— Mahatma Gandhi

6. “Prayer is the medium of miracles.”
— Mary Baker Eddy

7. “Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.”
— Mahalia Jackson

8. “Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.”
— Joyce Meyer

9. “Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.”
— Max Lucado

10. “Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.”
— Diana Robinson

11. “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.”
— Saint Augustine

12. “Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God.”
— Henri Nouwen

13. “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
— Søren Kierkegaard

14. “True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that – it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.”
— Charles Spurgeon

15. “Prayer is the link that connects us with God.”
— A.B. Simpson

16. “Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.”
— George Herbert

17. “Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.”
— Philip James Bailey

18. “Prayer is not a way to get what we want, but the way to become what God wants.”
— John Ortberg

19. “Prayers are the wings to a better future.”
— Terri Guillemets

20. “To pray is to let go and let God take over.”
— Philippians 4:6-7

21. “When we pray, God hears more than we say, answers more than we ask, gives more than we imagine—in His own time and in His own way.”
— Nicky Gumbel

22. “Prayer is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling the spirit of God.”
— Edwin Keith

23. “Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God.”
— E. Stanley Jones

24. “Prayer is the exercise of drawing on the grace of God.”
— Oswald Chambers

25. “God shapes the world by prayer. The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be.”
— E.M. Bounds

26. “Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.”
— Saint John Vianney

27. “Prayer is not monologue, but dialogue. God’s voice in response to mine is its most essential part.”
— Andrew Murray

28. “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.”
— Saint John Damascene

29. “Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed.”
— Saint Teresa of Avila

30. “In prayer, it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
— John Bunyan

31. “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.”
— John F. Kennedy

32. “Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow.”
— Benjamin Franklin

33. “When you can’t put your prayer into words, God hears your heart.”
— Anonymous

34. “The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer.”
— F.B. Meyer

35. “When we pray, we open the door for God to do the impossible.”
— Joel Osteen

36. “Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.”
— Saint John Chrysostom

37. “Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.”
— Mother Teresa

38. “The value of persistent prayer is not that God will hear us, but that we will finally hear God.”
— William McGill

39. “Prayer is the bridge between panic and peace.”
— Unknown

40. “Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.”
— Oswald Chambers