--- title: "3 Adoration Quotes By Richard J. Foster" description: "3 Adoration quotes by Richard J. Foster. Plus more from Richard J. Foster and more Adoration sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/richard-j-foster-1460_adoration_adoration-is-the-spontaneous-yearning-of_802814.png" --- > [Adoration is the spontaneous yearning of the heart to worship, honor, magnify, and bless God. We ask nothing but to cherish him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/adoration-is-the-spontaneous-yearning-of-the-heart-to-worship-honor/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/richard-j-foster-1460_adoration_adoration-is-the-spontaneous-yearning-of_802814.png) > [“Prayer is the human response to the perpetual outpouring of love by which God lays siege to every soul. When our reply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/prayer-is-the-human-response-to-the-perpetual-outpouring-of-love-by/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/richard-j-foster-1460_adoration_prayer-is-the-human-response-to-the-perp_946882.png) > [“There are two sides to the Prayer of Adoration: thanksgiving and praise. The usual distinction between these two experiences is this: in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/there-are-two-sides-to-the-prayer-of-adoration-thanksgiving-and/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/richard-j-foster-1460_adoration_there-are-two-sides-to-the-prayer-of-ado_2269914.png) ## Other authors on Adoration - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-john-paul-ii-75898.jpg) Pope John Paul II 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoration/pope-john-paul-ii/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-geddes-51456.jpg) John Geddes 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoration/john-geddes/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mother-teresa-69278.jpg) Mother Teresa 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoration/mother-teresa/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-benedict-xvi-75881.jpg) Pope Benedict XVI 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoration/pope-benedict-xvi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-julian-eymard-74894.jpg) Peter Julian Eymard 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoration/peter-julian-eymard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-spurgeon-22605.jpg) Charles Spurgeon 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoration/charles-spurgeon/) - [C. S. Lewis 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoration/c-s-lewis/) ## More by Richard J. Foster > [Prayer is - listening for the still small voice of God. Listening with the "ear of our hearts."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/prayer-is-listening-for-the-still-small-voice-of-god-listening-with/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [Over-consumption is a cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/over-consumption-is-a-cancer-eating-away-at-our-spiritual-vitals-it/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [“To believe that God can reach us and bless us in the ordinary junctures of daily life is the stuff of prayer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/to-believe-that-god-can-reach-us-and-bless-us-in-the-ordinary/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [Prayer is simply saying "thank you, bless you, praise you."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/prayer-is-simply-saying-thank-you-bless-you-praise-you/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/there-is-an-old-proverb-to-the-effect-that-all-those-who-open-their/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [It is an occupational hazard of devout folk to become stuffy bores. This should not be. Of all people, we should be the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/it-is-an-occupational-hazard-of-devout-folk-to-become-stuffy-bores/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [“Lord God, you deserve my best. Forgive me for the times I have offered you only the dregs, whether it be half-heartedly muttered prayers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/lord-god-you-deserve-my-best-forgive-me-for-the-times-i-have-offered/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/superficiality-is-the-curse-of-our-age-the-doctrine-of-instant/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [If worship does not change us it has not been worship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/if-worship-does-not-change-us-it-has-not-been-worship/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [“I want to mention one other reason why we shy away from commitment. It is, very simply, the fear that we will not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/i-want-to-mention-one-other-reason-why-we-shy-away-from-commitment-it/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [“It is one thing to act like a servant; it is quite another to be a servant.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/it-is-one-thing-to-act-like-a-servant-it-is-quite-another-to-be-a/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [“we hold on so tightly to the good that we do know that we cannot receive the greater good that we do not know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/we-hold-on-so-tightly-to-the-good-that-we-do-know-that-we-cannot/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [“Once we have made generous latitude for individual differences and schedules, we must firmly discipline ourselves to a regular pattern of prayer. We cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/once-we-have-made-generous-latitude-for-individual-differences-and/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [Freedom in the Gospel does not mean license. It means opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/freedom-in-the-gospel-does-not-mean-license-it-means-opportunity/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) > [“The tongue is our most powerful weapon of manipulation. A frantic stream of words flows from us because we are in a constant process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/the-tongue-is-our-most-powerful-weapon-of-manipulation-a-frantic/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoration/richard-j-foster/#itemlist", "name": "3 Adoration Quotes By Richard J. 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