188. Even though people can neither see God nor subject Him to any other
form of sense perception this should not make them feel that God is remote from
them. On the contrary, He is so close to each and every person that whenever
any person so wishes he can communicate with his Lord. So much so that God hears
and responds even to the prayers which remain within the innermost recesses
of the heart.
People exhaust themselves by approaching false and powerless beings whom they
foolishly fancy to be their deities but who have neither the power to hear nor
to grant their prayers. But God, the omnipotent Lord and the absolute Master
of this vast universe, Who wields all power and authority, is so close to human
beings that they can always approach Him without the intercession of any intermediaries,
and can put to Him their prayers and requests.
189. This announcement of God's closeness to man may open his eyes to the Truth, may turn him to the right way wherein lies his success and well-being.