He loves to hear the voice of His Children. Concerning prayer: many folks ask for "stuff". He truly desires to simply have a conversation, to hear our voice. Then, as any parent, but truly the best Father of all, He is glad to respond. The challenge in prayer is not to simply roll out a list. It is to speak with Him, and THEN to also LISTEN. It may not be what we want to hear, or outpicture as we had hoped, but the solid guarantee is that He will respond for our highest and best. 'Cause He LOVES us! I go with the short form: "Thy Will be done."