God is always working and has joyfully chosen prayer as how we can participate with Him in His work.

Prayer is the work of the church. In Matthew 21:13, Jesus declared: “My house will be called a house of prayer.” Prayer is how your lost friends and family are saved, strongholds are broken, and the Kingdom of God advances.

Prayer anchors us to the reality that God can do “far more abundantly than all that we ask or imagine.” Prayer helps us recall this reality when we might otherwise become cynical, forming us into people who “hope all things.” Prayer also helps us avoid an overly fatalistic view of God’s sovereignty and reminds us that God is both sovereign and longs to partner with His people.