Paul tells the Philippians that such liberation comes when “in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, [we] let [our] requests be made known to God” (Phil 4:6 RSV). Notice the list that precedes our requests. “In everything” denotes an established posture of relationship with God that becomes the context within which we experience all the events and relationships of our lives. “By prayer” indicates the active exercise of this established relationship as the initial response to each event and relationship. “Supplication” implies an awareness of our inability to meet the events
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