To me, that is what prayer is, only much more so. It is a heart to heart friendship with the living God. He made us, loves us, understands us through and through, and longs to talk to us and have us talk to him. He understands all the ups and downs of my life. And he never gossips to break a confidence.
Any friendship needs communication .
If a couple stop talking, their love dies. If our children or parents stop writing, or phoning, or e-mailing, we know there's something going wrong . My son Peter calls me from Vancouver on my birthday, Mothers' Day, Christmas, and other occasions in the year. I eagerly look forward to his calls. How much more must our heavenly Father long for us to talk to Him.