Tracy
5/9/2026
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MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God
He created him; male and female He created them.
Genesis 1:27
Why has God established prayer? (Blaise Pascal)
PRAY ABOUT IT: Pascal answered his own question by
maintaining that God wants to "communicate to His
creatures the dignity of causality." In other words, He
wants us to enjoy a taste of what it's like to be a creator.
By praying for what God puts on our hearts, we actually
see something come into being that wasn't there before.
Perhaps it's restored health, a mate, a child, a job, or
some other such need. By being made in God's image,
we, like Him, enjoy watching things happen through our
"causality." And although prayer causes God to bring
about our answer, we still see how God has given us a
part in ushering it into being.
Has God given you something to create through prayer?
Perhaps not yet, but maybe soon. Watch and see.
God will either give you what you ask, or something
better. (Robert Murray McCheyne)
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