When I came to you, my brothers,

to preach God's secret truth,

I did not use big words and great learning.

For while I was with you,

I made up my mind to forget everything except Jesus Christ

and especially his death on the cross.

So when I came to you, I was weak and trembled

all over with fear, and my teaching and message

were not delivered with skillful words

of human wisdom, but with convincing proof

of the power of God's Spirit.

Your faith, then, does not rest

on human wisdom but on God's power.

1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Nothing speaks more clearly of God's love than the cross. That cross of Christ allows God to listen to the prayers of any believer on the face of the earth.