INTRODUCTION Come and feast! That is the invitation of the Bible, an invitation to prayer. From Isaiah’s call, “Every one who thirsts, come to the waters” (Isaiah 55:1), to Jesus’ invitation, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink” (John 7:37), the pages of Scripture are filled with invitations to come and be refreshed, filled, comforted, and healed. George Herbert said it well: “Prayer, the church’s banquet.” God has prepared a banquet for His people. Today we can come and feast at
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