Good morning everyone and welcome back to another mornings with the masters.

We devote herself to the Lord.

Ayli with you. Good morning, you guys. Good morning, indeed. We're picking back up a new morning

mercy so Tori's gonna take from here. Yes, yeah, let's do it.

Says this.

Prayer is abandoning my reliance on me

and running toward the rest that can be found only

when I rely on the power of God. Prayer abandons independence. Prayer forsakes any thought

that you can make it on your own. Prayer affirms dependency.

Prayer acknowledges weakness.

Prayer renounces assessments of capability.

Prayer embraces the reality of failure.

Prayor tells you that you are not at the center.

Prayer calls you to abandon your plans for the wiser plans of another.

Prayer flows from a deep personal sense of need and runs

toward God's abundant grace because of what prayer really is. prayer is not natural for us.

It is not natural for us to embrace our sin, weaknesses, and failures.

It's not natural for us to be comfortable depending on the mercy of another. It's not

natural for us to surrender our hopes and dreams to the better vision of another.

It's not natural for us to surrender our wisdom and control to someone greater than us.

It's not natural for us to think that we need grace.

On the other hand, it's natural for us to think that our righteousness, wisdom, strength, and work are enough.

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