Quotes about Relationship
We ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speak to Him frankly and plainly, and implore His assistance in our affairs.
— Brother Lawrence
Whether we think of, or speak to, God, whether we act or suffer for him, all is prayer, when we have no other object than his love, and the desire of pleasing him.
— John Wesley
The prayer preceding all prayers is 'May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou that I speak to.'
— CS Lewis
If we seem to get no good by attempting to draw near to Him, we may be sure we will get none by keeping away from Him.
— John Newton
Jesus did not have a value for prayer for prayer's sake. He had a value for the intimate communion between God and man.
— Erwin McManus
Prayer is the thermometer of grace.
— Charles Spurgeon
Trying to describe what I do in prayer would be like telling the world how I make love to my wife.
— JI Packer
Prayer is never just an emergency flare or desperate anxious gamble. God's attention is not based on our performance but parental love.
— Timothy Keller
Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.
— Joyce Meyer
Prayer is a place where God and humans meet.
— Philip Yancey
Anything you say from your heart to God is a prayer.
— Anne Lamott
Other forms of relating to God that have unique value in connecting us to Him include contemplative prayer and centering prayer.
— Larry Crabb