There is something in the soul that is so akin to God that it is one with Him... It has nothing in common with anything created. - Meister Eckhart

In true obedience there should be no ‘I want this or that to happen’ or ‘I want this or that thing’ but only a pure going out of what is our own. And therefore in the very best kind of prayer that we can pray there should be no ‘give me this particular virtue or way of devotion’ or ‘yes, Lord, give me yourself or eternal life’, or rather ‘Lord, give me only what you will and do, Lord, only what you will and in the way that you will’. This kind of prayer is as far above the former as heaven is above earth.

Only those for whom God is present in all things and who make the very best use of their reason, know what true peace is and truly possess heaven.

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.