But if I say to myself, “God knows what I want and knows what I desire, so why should I pray? There is no point in praying. I will not ask God for anything, and if God wants to give it to me, He will. And if He does not want to give it to me, then He will not.” My beloved, this understanding and conduct are not Christian at all. For the will of God is that we ask.

—H.E. Metropolitan Youssef, How to Pray