Quotes & Scripture

Founding Fathers

  •  “Our particular principles of religion are a subject of accountability to our God alone. I enquire after no man's and trouble none with mine; nor is it given to us in this life to know whether yours or mine, our friend's or our foe's, are exactly the right.”
      — Thomas Jefferson
  •  “It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor.”
      — George Washington
  •  “We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
      — John Adams
  •  “Before any man can be considered as a member of civil society he must be considered as a subject to the governor of the universe.”
      — James Madison
  •  “And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gifts of God. Then they are not to be violated, but with his wrath. Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, That his justice cannot sleep forever.”
      — Thomas Jefferson
  •  “Is it not that in the chain of human events the birthday of the nation is indissolvably linked with the birthday of the Savior. That it forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation. Is it not that the Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the redeemer's mission on earth? That it laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity.”
      — John Quincy Adams
  •  “To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom and political and social happiness which mankind now enjoys. Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown our present republican forms of government and all blessings which flow from them must fall with them.”
      — Jedediah Morse
  •  “Providence has given our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as privilege and interest, of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.”
      — John Jay

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Contemporary Americans

  •  “Abraham's obedience followed the call of God as thunder follows the flash.”
      — Pastor Dan Schiel
     Sermon - The Stranger
  •  “Action without prayer thins out into something merely exterior.”
      — Eugene Peterson
  •  “Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.”
      — Satchel Paige, 1974
  •  “"The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would grant them mercy on this beachhead or on the next. It was the deep knowledge — and pray God we have not lost it — that there is a profound moral difference between the use of force for liberation and the use of force for conquest."”
      — Ronald Reagan
     On 40th anniversary of Normandy invasion, June 6, 1984.
  •  “Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.”
      — Dwight D. Eisenhower
  •  “Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well.”
      — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Historic Christians

  •  “If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me.”
      — Robert Murray McCheyne
  •  “Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.”
      — Søren Kierkegaard
  •  “The best prayers have often more groans than words.”
      — John Bunyan

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Prayer Scriptures

  •  “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
      — The Apostle Paul
     1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV)
  •  “Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.”
      — The Apostle Paul
     Galatians 5:1 (The Message)
  •  “Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”
      — The Apostle Paul
     Philippians 4:6-7 (The Message)
  •  “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”
      — The Apostle Paul
     Romans 12:12 (ESV)
  •  “For “Whoever desires to love life
    and see good days,
    let him keep his tongue from evil
    and his lips from speaking deceit;
    let him turn away from evil and do good;
    let him seek peace and pursue it.
    For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
    and his ears are open to their prayer.
    But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.””
      — The Apostle Peter
     1 Peter 3:10-12 (ESV)
  •  “ Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you've sinned, you'll be forgiven—healed inside and out.”
    source: James 5:15, The Message
  •  “In prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can't get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God's part. (Matthew 6:14-15, The Message)”

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