Pope Shenouda III
Consider your prayer as just a delight in God’s fellowship or as some fathers call it, “A taste of the Kingdom.”
Just being in the presence of God is an enjoyment, even if you do not open your mouth and utter one word, even if your mind does not hold any thought, like a child in the bosom of his father. He does not ask for anything except to remain as such...
I wonder what could we ask for in the Kingdom of Heaven?! Nothing, of course, because there we will lack nothing. We just enjoy what the Psalmist expressed when he said, “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good” (Ps 34:8 ). Prayer is a taste of this kingdom. We taste here on earth what we will enjoy in Heaven...