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Pray without ceasing

Among the building blocks of our faith lives—prayer, worship, the sacraments, Scripture and sacred community—prayer is arguably most vital. After all, prayer is an essential ingredient of all the others, connecting us with God and helping us draw closer together as God’s children. As both individual disciples of Jesus and as disciples joined in sacred community, we find that prayer aligns us with God’s purposes and gives us strength, courage, wisdom and direction
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