united with and empowered by the Father. Prayer is to be our priority for those same reasons. Someone has said that seven days without prayer makes one Christian weak. Prayer is the way that we, His branches, draw the nutrients we need from God the Vine to produce the fruit of His Spirit in our lives. And we do this because, as believers, prayer is to be our primary ministry. Ministry to God must come before ministry to people. First Peter says that you are “a chosen race, a royal