1329A: The Essence of Prayer
To pray or not to pray. That is no longer the question . We learned by looking at those sleepy saints in the garden and by searching the New Testament to view the life of Christ and the life of the apostles, that prayer is not an option in the believer's life. It is rather the vehicle through which the Christian enters into the heart of God and thus finds the will of God and is energized with the power of God.