Many Christians haven’t stopped believing in God; we have just become functional deists, living with God at a distance. We view the world as a box with clearly defined edges. But as we learn to pray well, we’ll discover hat this is my Father’s world. Because my Father controls everything, I can ask, and he will listen and act. Since I am his child, change is possible and hope is born.
Paul Miller
From the book “A Praying Life”