In prayer, real prayer, we begin to think God's thoughts after him: to deisre the things he desires, to love the things he loves, to will the things he wills. Progressively, we are taught to see things from his point of viee-Celebration of the Disciplines-Richard Foster

Listening to God is the necessary prelude to intercession...We must hear, know, and obey the will of God before we pray it into the lives of others. Celebration of the Disciplines-Richard Foster