PRAYER What It Is Work: Prayer is a duty and a discipline. Word: Prayer is conversing with God. Balance: Prayer is adoration, confession, thanks, and supplication. What It Requires Grace: Prayer is “In Jesus’ name,” based on the gospel. Fear: Prayer is the heart engaged in loving awe. Helplessness: Prayer is accepting one’s weakness and dependence. What It Gives Perspective: Prayer reorients your view toward God. Strength: Prayer is spiritual union with God. Spiritual Reality: Prayer seeks a heart sense of the presence of God. Where It Takes Us Self-Knowledge: Prayer requires and creates
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