go away”—a hope-against-hope, desperate call to a God irregularly consulted but now desperately needed. Further, though we build the important basics of the believer’s devotional prayer life, these pages extend the Savior’s call to His people—to receive and employ “the keys of the Kingdom”; to enter an extended dimension of faith-grounded prayer. This introductory chapter is not only to invite you to a broadened perspective and an increased constancy in faith and the Word of God, but to set a framework