a third way to come before God: not based on what you’ve done or what’s been done to you, but based on who God is—based on his mercy. In this posture, prayer sounds something like this: “God, you are compassionate—you care about me. And you’re gracious—you help. And God, you don’t owe me a thing, and there’s a ton of other people who have it way worse than I do, but based on your mercy, I ask for you to ____.”
