“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
— Søren Kierkegaard
Istra of Glomex.com“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” — Søren Kierkegaard
Kierkegaard said the function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays, and the same is true of hope, dreams, so many things. The fruits are internal
Dylan O'Sullivanx.comMother Teresa said, “I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.”
We ask not to change God but to change ourselves. We pray to form a living relationship, not to get things done. Prayer is a symbiotic relationship with life and with God, a synergy which creates a result larger than the exchange itself.
Richard Rohr • Breathing Under Water : Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
“Young man, do not forget to pray. Each time you pray, if you do so sincerely, there will be the flash of a new feeling in it, and a new thought as well, one you did not know before, which will give you fresh courage, and you will understand that prayer is education.”