Tennyson says that one is not human unless he can pray to God. Jesus teaches his disciples to pray. What does that mean? According to Bonhoeffer it means that "prayer is by no means an obvious or natural activity. It is the expression of a universal human instinct." Jesus promises that God will hear us. And, it is God's way of permitting us to intervene in the outcome of the world around us.
"Christian prayer presupposes faith, that is, adherence to Christ." Says Bonhoeffer, "He is the one and only Mediator of our prayers. We pray at his command, and to that word Christian prayer is always bound." And, "We are privileged to know that he knows our needs before we ask him."
God answers our prayers in ways we can't imagine. Keep praying and keep the faith.
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