Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Prayer is so complicated.
A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.
Too often the word 'prayer' induces guilt because we don't do enough of it. After all, I've never met anyone who said they pray too much! All of us fall short. And we often feel like our prayers fall flat.
We know little of the things for which we pray.
Prayer is not so much the means whereby God's will is bent to man's desires, as it is that whereby man's will is bent to God's desires.
Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.
The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
Until I feel strong enough to pray sincerely and to act accordingly, I would rather not pray at all.
It's too bad prayer comes bundled in a package of 'spiritual disciplines.' Really, we should see prayer as a spiritual privilege. We don't do it as a callisthenic exercise to gain points with God; we do it, because it is good for us in every way.
The fewer the words, the better the prayer.