Prayer, to be fruitful, must come from the heart
and must be able to touch the heart of God.

 
St. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century

Even as birds on the wing meet the air continually,
let us go where we will meet with that Presence
always and everywhere.

 
St. Francis de Sales, 17th century

Our hearts are small,
but prayer stretches them
and makes them capable of loving God.

 
St. John Vianney, 19th century

God is so grateful
that whoever so much as raises his mind to think of him,
will not miss his reward.

 
St. Teresa of Avila, 16th century

In whatever we are doing,
we should remember God and long for him.

 
Pseudo-Chrysostom, 5th century

It is not necessary to always be at Church to be with God.
We may make a Chapel in our heart
where we can retire from time to time
to speak to him in meekness, humility, and love.

 
Br. Lawrence of the Resurrection, 17th century

These are the sacrifices most pleasing to God:
mercy, humility, praise, peace, charity.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

Prayer is a conversation of a friend with the Friend,
to whom one confides all their troubles and difficulties.

 
St. John Vianney, 19th century