"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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