Communication Quote by Thomas Merton

“People are meant to live in an ongoing conversation with God, speaking and being spoken to.”

— Dallas Willard

“I read somewhere; while God still existed one sustained a dialogue with God, and now that He no longer exists one has to sustain…

— Imre Kertész

“abiding peacefully, prayerfully, patiently, passionately, and persistently in God’s presence, looking to the future with expectancy and hope.”

— Mike Shreve

“I desire to establish a profound state of peacefulness, an imperturbable stillness of mind, an unconditioned mode of being that is free from mind…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“Prayer is thinking deeply about something in the presence of God.”

— Wayne Cordeiro

“Every word you speak is a prayer, or meditation of reinforcement which creates permanence.”

— Bryant McGill

“Prayer is about real-world concerns, spoken in real-world language. God does not want us to shift into a stained-glass prayer voice to address Him.”

— David Jeremiah

“In every congregation, spiritual problems and physical needs exist for which the only solution is believing, persistent prayer.”

— Alexander Strauch

Prayer is continuing a conversation that God has started through his Word and his grace, which eventually becomes a full encounter with him.

— Timothy Keller

Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.

— John Knox

“A prayer is a chat with thy God.”

— Toba Beta

Once we learn to pray with our hearts, and not our lips ; we truly begin to have a conversation with God.

— Anonymous