Do not want things to turn out as they seem best to you but as God pleases. Then you will be free from confusion and thankful in prayer.

The Desert Fathers
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  1. If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O, teach my heart To find that better way! - Alexander Pope

  2. Writing is prayer. - Franz Kafka

  3. I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer. - Martin Luther

  4. I don't pray because it doesn't work. Prayer doesn't fix anything. Bad things happen anyway. - Nicholas Sparks

  5. Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen. - Thomas Aquinas

More Quotes By The Desert Fathers
  1. Rejoice always pray constantly and in all circumstances give thanks.

  2. Constant prayer quickly straightens out our thoughts.

  3. Do not want things to turn out as they seem best to you but as God pleases. Then you will be free from confusion and thankful in prayer.

  4. Whatever you do in revenge against your brother will appear all at once in your heart at the time of payer.

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