April 12

Prayer

More than in any other relationship, we may rightfully and naturally demand a reply from Spirit in Its aspect as the Divine Mother. God is constrained to answer such an appeal; for the essence of a mother is love and forgiveness, no matter how great a sinner her child may be. It is the closest and most beautiful of all the relationships that the Lord has given us.

--Paramahansa Yogananda, "How You Can Talk With God"