EPHESIANS 5:18 [Give] thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is not new truth to many of us that prayer is a great comfort in uneasy times and a mighty warrior against worry. I am convinced, however, that we are confused about the way prayer actually works for us in such stressful and difficult days. Does Paul’s call to prayer mean that when we pray, all the things we worry about will be straightened out for us and
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