Communion with God

“Of all devils, it is the idle devil which keeps men most out of their closets.”

“One hour's communion with God in one's closet is to be preferred before the greatest and best company in the world.”

“Time spent in heavenly employments is no time lost from worldly business.”

“Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the heart or soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Holy Spirit, for such things as God hath promised.”

“There is in prayer an unbosoming of a man's self, an opening of the heart to God, an affectionate pouring out of the soul in requests, sighs, and groans.”

“Communion consists in giving and receiving. Until the love of the Father be received, we have no communion with him therein.”

“Few can carry up their hearts and minds to this height by faith, as to rest their souls in the love of the Father; they live below it, in the troublesome region of hopes and fears, storms and clouds. All here is serene and quiet.”