"The prayer of a Christian is not an attempt to force God’s hand, but a humble acknowledgment of helplessness & dependence. When we are on our knees, we know that it is not we who control the world; it is not in our power, therefore, to supply our need by our independent efforts; every good thing that we desire for ourselves and for others must be sought from God, and will come, if it comes at all, as a gift from His hands. What we do every time we pray is to confess our own impotence and God’s sovereignty.”- J.I. Packer

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