Mary Baker Eddy - Prayer Quotes

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Audible prayer can never do the works of spiritual understanding, which regenerates; but silent prayer, watchfulness, and devout obedience enable us to follow Jesus example. Long prayers, superstition, and creeds clip the strong pinions of love, and clothe religion in human forms. Whatever materializes worship hinders man's spiritual growth and keeps him from demonstrating his power over error.

Mary Baker Eddy
The prayer that reforms the sinner and heals the sick is an absolute faith that all things are possible to God.

Mary Baker Eddy
Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer.

Mary Baker Eddy
True prayer is not asking God for love; it is learning to love, and to include all mankind in one affection.

Mary Baker Eddy
Prayer is not to be used as a confessional, to cancel sin.

Mary Baker Eddy
What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds.

Mary Baker Eddy
I love to observe Christmas in quietude, humility, benevolence, charity, letting good will towards man, eloquent silence, prayer, and praise express my conception of Truth's appearing.

Mary Baker Eddy
All my work, all my efforts, all my prayers and tears are for humanity, and the spread of peace and love among mankind.

Mary Baker Eddy