Richard J. Foster Quotes about Children

In the same way that a small child cannot draw a bad picture so a child of God cannot offer a bad prayer.

In the same way that a small child cannot draw a bad picture so a child of God cannot offer a bad prayer.

Prayer, Children, Way

Richard J. Foster (2009). “Prayer - 10th Anniversary Edition: Finding the Heart's True Home”, p.8, Harper Collins

Children do not find it difficult or complicated to talk to their parents, nor do they feel embarrassed to bring the simplest need to their attention. Neither should we hesitate to bring the simplest requests confidently to the Father.

Richard J. Foster

Children, Father, Parent

Richard J. Foster (1995*). “Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline”, Jossey-Bass

Overpopulation is the problem of the third and fourth World; over-consumption is the problem of the West. The average American child this year will consume as much of the world's resources as twenty children born in India. Deliberate and calculated waste is the central aspect of the American economy. We over-eat, over-buy, and over-built, spewing out our toxic wastes upon the earth and into the air.

Richard J. Foster

Children, Air, Average

Jesus reminds us that prayer is a little like children coming to their parents. Our children come to us with the craziest requests at times! Often we are grieved by the meanness and selfishness in their requests, but we would be all the more grieved if they never came to us even with their meanness and selfishness. We are simply glad that they do come--mixed motives and all.

Richard J. Foster

Jesus, Prayer, Children

Richard J. Foster (2009). “Prayer - 10th Anniversary Edition: Finding the Heart's True Home”, p.8, Harper Collins