Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. (James 5:13 ESV)
Prayer
When I push the correct icon on my phone, a telephone call results. And my phone works because I have paid for the privilege of telephone service.
There is very little Grace evident in any telephone call I make or receive.
But prayer, the means believers have to communicate with God, only exists because of His Grace.
He listens to us because He is gracious. He inclines His ear towards us because He is gracious. He commands us to pray because He is gracious.
Prayer is not our right, our power, or the result of our righteousness.
Prayer works because God graciously listens.
Prayer exists because God graciously listens.
What a blessing prayer is.