Jared Brock, A Year Of Living Prayerfully: How A Curious Traveler Met The Pope, Walked On Coals, Danced With Rabbis, And Revived His Prayer Life Quotes
There’s nothing like breaking the law to hear from the Lord.
The battle belongs to the Lord, and we already know that He wins the war.
As one would expect, the Pope’s schedule is quite disciplined—he wakes up at four o’clock each morning and runs on the treadmill for an hour. I’m totally kidding. Nobody’s knees have time for that.
What if making peace with our warring hearts—peace within—is the first step to world peace?
The Kingdom of Heaven wants to rest in our hearts.
Only God gets the glory when revival comes to town.
Left to our own devices, we will make God in our own image.
You know it’s a real salvation when Baptists use cold water.
John Wesley’s own grave holds the bones of many other people, including at least five ministers. One can only imagine the bickering.
What are the chances that of all 1.59629 quadrillion square feet of physical land on planet Earth, three major world religions are literally fighting over one single rock?
God has written us a book, and now we have the opportunity to respond with our words and actions.
Rest in the knowledge that God is both abundantly gracious and ridiculously generous.
God is the inevitability of humanity’s search for true meaning.
Man’s desire is to know the mind of God.
Work is easy when it’s full of meaning and shared with others.
There is a season for everything under the sun—even when we can’t see the sun.
Prayer is simply a constant communion with Christ.
Nowadays when we bow our heads before meals, we no longer say grace—we receive it.
Prayer changes us because that’s what relationships do.
Prayer is about steeping in the Spirit of a God so loving that He totally changes you.
See every distraction as a clarion call back to prayer.
There comes a point where you need to lose your religion in order to restore your relationship.
It’s easier to be close to God during prayer time when you’re close to God all the time.
You have to be near Him to hear Him.
Prayer is the main dish. Everything else is gravy.
Somewhere, somehow, at some unknown intersection between prayer and work, God indwells our humble offering—God indwells us—and turns human actions into spiritual awakenings.
Prayer is meant to happen everywhere. After all, Daniel prayed in the lion’s den. Jonah prayed in a fish’s stomach. Elijah prayed in the desert. And Jesus prayed on the cross.
What good is faith if it causes pain for another? What good is religion if it does no good? What good is any belief that leads to hate?
Strength is gathered on the journey, not granted at the outset.
Inner stillness is the key to outer strength.
