"God can always hear you."
~~Monica, There, But for
the Grace of God
“Dear God, I’m sorry for my anger and my
frustration, but I wanted to thank you for this day.
This horrible, awful, hot, sticky, terrible day in which I’ve
been totally, totally humiliated, because if it wasn’t for
You, I wouldn’t have had any day at all, so I thank You.”
~~Monica, Jones Vs. God
"You must never be afraid to ask for what is good and right.
You just have to know where to go to ask for it." ~~Tess, Something Blue
"Don't be afraid. God loves you. And He has heard your
prayer." ~~???
"There is a difference between what your heart feels and what
it knows. Your heart is for holding things: joy, love, pain.
But looking to you heart for an answer instead of praying for
one can get you into trouble. The answer to prayer comes from
God and listening to Him will never trip you up." ~~???
"Nothing is impossible, you know. You can do all things
through Him who gives you strength. Just ask." ~~???
"Ask God. He is your helper and He loves you and He is
listening." ~~Tess, The
Quality of Mercy
"Humbling yourself before your Creator and asking for advice
is a sign of strength, not weakness. It suggests that in a
world that demands so much of your minute of every day, there
is One who knows who you really are and loves you anyway."
~~Tess
"When one voice stops God will always raise up others to take
up the song" ~~Monica
"You know, John, I believe in miracles. I've seen
miracles. But sometimes miracles don't look the way we
expect them to." ~~Andrew, Miles
to Go Before I Sleep
"God sends angels whenever they're needed." ~~Andrew, Til Death Do Us Part
"God's voice will be heard no matter what. Whether you listen
is up to you." ~~Monica, Mother's
Day
"Lord, Help me to create more laughter than tears, more
happiness than gloom, more cheer than despair. Never let me
fail to see the wonder in a child's eyes. Never let me forget
that I am a clown." ~~Clown's Prayer featured in A Clown's Prayer
"You know what? You invite God to come along this time, and I
believe that He will make things even better than the way
there were before." ~~Monica, Monica's Bad Day
"I did what I always do when I have a problem and no answers.
I went into my room, closed the door, turned off the lights
and asked the Almighty for guidance." ~~Erasmus, Joe's Return, Part II
"Funny, isn't it, how you have to be silent sometimes before
you can communicate. Be still and know that He is God."
~~Monica, The Hero
"You ought to pray more often. You can pray some really good
ones when you get around to it. What did you think, they just
float up, up, and away like balloons? God's keeping track of
you." ~~Tess, Promised Land
"Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
May Your love guide me through the night and wake me with the
morning light" ~~Monica
“Every prayer gets answered. Sometimes the answer is ‘No.’ But
sometimes the answer is ‘Not yet.’’ ~~Monica, Til We Meet Again
"Have you noticed that as strong as God is, and as powerful as
He is, when He speaks, it's with a whisper. The children
always listen better when you whisper." ~~Tess, The Letter
"Well, maybe that's your problem, baby. The only things that
live under rocks are slimy little worms. You want something
good you gotta look up for it, not down." ~~Tess
"God asks that you let Him be a member of this family. Invite
Him to sit at the head of your table, to bless the work of
your hands and to let your work be a blessing to everyone."
~~Monica, Quality Time
"For all we eat and all we wear, for daily bread and loving
care we thank thee Lord. Amen." ~~ Pete's prayer, There, But for the Grace of God
"If all you can hear is silence then maybe you're not
listening hard enough." ~~ Monica, A Joyful Noise
“God sometimes gives us what we need, not what we want.”
~~Monica, Sandcastles
“God hears every prayer: the
spoken prayer, the silent prayer and the prayers sent in
little, bitty bottles.” ~~Tess, Sandcastles
"Answers from God aren't always
easy to receive but they're hard to mistake." ~~Monica,
The Trigger
"Man gives information and God
gives inspiration." ~~Tess, Doodlebugs
"A prayer is not a letter to Santa Claus." ~~Monica, I Do
"Prayer is not a negotiation." ~~Monica, I Do
"He loves you so very much and He really wants to hear
your prayer." ~~Monica, I Do
"If you would get down on your
knees and talk to the Creator from the bottom of your soul,
you would be surprised just how spiritual you really are."
~~Tess, I Do
"You don't tell God to do
anything. You ask Him. You pray to God for help,
for healing." ~~Monica, My
Brother's Keeper
"The way to get closer to God is
to pray to Him to get you through the difficult times, not to
run away." ~~Monica, Into
the Fire
"God is not a vending machine
where you stick in your prayer and pull out a prize!" ~~Tess,
Voice of an Angel
"Praying doesn't change Him but
it can change you." ~~Monica, Then Sings My Soul
"The prayers of a righteous man
avail much." ~~Tess, Bar Mitzvah (James 5:16)
"Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord... not yours. If you
want to pray for something, pray for peace. And you pray
to find the strength to forgive." ~~Andrew, True Confessions
"Anyone can pray for a miracle."
~~Monica,
The Grudge
"I think prayer is the best thing
a person can do." ~~Monica, Death
in the Family
"Whatever the world is telling us to do... I think that God
wants us to stay together and keep on praying."
~~Monica, Death in the
Family
"God has always listened to you... from
the day you were born. Even when you stopped talking to
Him, your Father has been there listening to your spirit."
~~Monica, Thief of Hearts
"Ask Him. He will answer
you. It may not be what you expect or what you
want. But it will always be exactly what you need."
~~Monica, Winners, Losers,
and Leftovers
"Whenever
two or more are gathered together in His name, He will be
there. And that is the greatest miracle of all."
~~Monica, The Princeless
Bride
"He has heard your prayers: all
of them. Give Him time to answer them in His own way."
~~Monica, The Bells of St.
Peter's
"He would rather you pray to Him
honestly than not at all." ~~Monica, Forever Young
"People need to know that God hears them and answers them when
they cry out." ~~Monica, The
Sixteenth Minute
"God sent me as an answer to your prayer." ~~Andrew, The Sixteenth Minute
"I'm here to tell you that God's
listening." ~~Andrew, Jump!
Maury: You don't ask, you don't
get.
Andrew: And sometimes you do ask and you don't get.
~~Private Eyes
"I heard you cry out to God for help and you have to decide if
you really meant it because He's ready to give it to you if
you're ready to receive it." ~~Andrew, A Song for My Father
"God does not trade one life for another life. And, yes,
miracles do happen and we should always be expecting
them. And people should never hurry up and die."
~~Andrew, Miles to Go Before I Sleep
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