--- title: "8 Prayer Relationship Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Prayer Relationship quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Prayer Relationship sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_commitment-to-god_to-pray-without-expectation-is-to-misund_19360.png" --- > [To pray without expectation is to misunderstand the whole concept of prayer and relationship with God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/to-pray-without-expectation-is-to-misunderstand-the-whole-concept-of/) [Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_commitment-to-god_to-pray-without-expectation-is-to-misund_19360.png) > [Not a day has gone by that I have not communicated with my Father in Heaven through prayer. It is a relationship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-monson/not-a-day-has-gone-by-that-i-have-not-communicated-with-my-father-in/) [Thomas S. Monson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-monson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/thomas-s-monson-409_cherish_not-a-day-has-gone-by-that-i-have-not-co_339981.png) > [“In such mysticism of prayer, the relationship of domination between God and humans has been transformed into one of love. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/in-such-mysticism-of-prayer-the-relationship-of-domination-between/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/dorothee-soelle-19207_change_in-such-mysticism-of-prayer-the-relation_590704.jpg) > [A woman once told me that she did not feel the need to reach out to those around her because she prayed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-naomi-remen/a-woman-once-told-me-that-she-did-not-feel-the-need-to-reach-out-to/) [Rachel Naomi Remen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-naomi-remen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e58/rachel-naomi-remen-3110_attention_a-woman-once-told-me-that-she-did-not-fe_944936.jpg) > [Prayer as a relationship is probably your best indicator about the health of your love relationship with God. If your prayer life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/prayer-as-a-relationship-is-probably-your-best-indicator-about-the/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/john-piper-255_christian_prayer-as-a-relationship-is-probably-you_973146.png) > [The relationship to one's fellow man is the relationship of prayer, the relationship to oneself is the relationship of striving; it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-kafka/the-relationship-to-one-s-fellow-man-is-the-relationship-of-prayer/) [Franz Kafka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-kafka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94c/franz-kafka-214_draws_the-relationship-to-one-s-fellow-man-is_1278483.jpg) > [Prayer is a relationship; half the job is mine. If I want transformation, but can't even be bothered to articulate what, exactly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/prayer-is-a-relationship-half-the-job-is-mine-if-i-want/) [Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b5/elizabeth-gilbert-131_asking_prayer-is-a-relationship-half-the-job-is_2533802.jpg) > [It isn't about singing a particular hymn or reciting a prayer – it's about a relationship with your Heavenly Father who loves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-houston/it-isn-t-about-singing-a-particular-hymn-or-reciting-a-prayer-it-s/) [Brian Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-houston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/brian-houston-15987_care_it-isn-t-about-singing-a-particular-hymn_2850779.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer-relationship/#itemlist", "name": "Prayer Relationship Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To pray without expectation is to misunderstand the whole concept of prayer and relationship with God.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aiden Wilson Tozer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/to-pray-without-expectation-is-to-misunderstand-the-whole-concept-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_commitment-to-god_to-pray-without-expectation-is-to-misund_19360.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_commitment-to-god_to-pray-without-expectation-is-to-misund_19360.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_commitment-to-god_to-pray-without-expectation-is-to-misund_19360.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To pray without expectation is to misunderstand the whole concept of prayer and relationship with God.” — Aiden Wilson Tozer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Not a day has gone by that I have not communicated with my Father in Heaven through prayer. It is a relationship I cherish-one I would literally be lost without. If you do not now have such a relationship with your Father in Heaven, I urge you to work toward that goal. As you do so, you will be entitled to His inspiration and guidance in your life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas S. 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Mystics have rarely cultivated the prayer of supplication; they have worked at a relationship based on mutuality.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dorothee Soelle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/in-such-mysticism-of-prayer-the-relationship-of-domination-between/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/dorothee-soelle-19207_change_in-such-mysticism-of-prayer-the-relation_590704.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/dorothee-soelle-19207_change_in-such-mysticism-of-prayer-the-relation_590704.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/dorothee-soelle-19207_change_in-such-mysticism-of-prayer-the-relation_590704.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In such mysticism of prayer, the relationship of domination between God and humans has been transformed into…” — Dorothee Soelle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A woman once told me that she did not feel the need to reach out to those around her because she prayed every day. Surely, this was enough. But a prayer is about our relationship to God; a blessing is about our relationship to the spark of God in one another. God may not need our attention as badly as the person next to us on the bus or behind us in line in the supermarket. Everyone in the world matters, and so do their blessings. 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