“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” “I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.”

1. "Prayer is how we press our hands into the invisible and find the hand of Christ reaching back." — James K. A. Smith 2. "Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness.” — Mahatma Gandhi 3. "Let us never forget to pray.