It is true that God knows the wishes of all hearts; but the impulse to pray is a natural one, springing from man's love to God.
...

Prayer need not be in words, but rather in thought and action.
But if this love and this desire are lacking, it is useless to try to force them.

Words without love mean nothing.

If a person talks to you as an unpleasant duty, finding neither love nor enjoyment in the meeting, do you wish to converse with him?
(article in Fortnightly Review, Jul.-Dec.

1911, p.