The message of this book is that God can be found. Prayer is possible. Union is offered. Hundreds of thousands have already been helped to discover a more personal relationship with God through the first edition of this book. And now many more will have the opportunity in this newly revised edition. Ralph Martin uses Scripture and his own vast experience to help the reader deepen his relationship with God through a more profound prayer life. The heart of the Christian life, as Martin stresses, is our abiding union with God.

Since prayer is the way of this profound union we seek, Martin shows us the means, attitudes and practical steps toward developing our life of prayer. He stresses that, while prayer of intercession or of petition is good and necessary, it is the prayer of friendship, prayer of joy and being with God, that is most essential.