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E. Stanley Jones

Continuing a Lenten series on prayer: Prayer is co-operation with God. It is the purest exercise of the faculties God has given us - an exercise that links these faculties with the Maker to work out the intentions He had in mind in their creation.

E. Stanley Jones

Easter

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Prayer involves working together with God, using the abilities He gave us in a way that connects us directly to Him. Through prayer, we actively participate in fulfilling the purpose God intended when He created our talents and faculties.

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