Jesus evidently was recharged and energized by his time of prayer and solitude, ready to move on and tackle the job ahead. Prayer and solitude do not cut into a leader's time or lessen his or her effectiveness; rather, they add to and multiply that effectiveness. Many of us have the wrong idea about prayer and solitude. We think these parts of life are what you do while you're waiting to do something really important. In that sense, we view prayer as equivalent to a football team doing pregame warm-up