that gift...

Prayer. A gift of grace. A means of grace.

It is a gift, but not an option. It is an obligation. We are called to know God more, but without prayer we could not. It is not a gift to use as we please, it is a gift from God so we can do what He has called us to do; that is to seek his face.

Prayer is to stand before God, to be in His presence. And you know what is amazing? He calls us to seek Him, He tells us to ask of Him. I just can't get beyond that sometimes, that we don't deserve a mite of grace and then Jesus tells us to ask, seek, and knock, and we will be heard.

What a wonderful promise, what amazing grace.