"But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ." 
Ephesians 4:15
"Prayer is a disciplined dedication to paying attention. Without the singleminded 
attentiveness of prayer we will rarely hear anything worth repeating or 
catch a vision worth asking anyone else to gaze upon."
John H. Westerhoff III and John D. Eusden, The Spiritual Life