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Ask, and It Shall Be Given: Prayer as Duty and Privilege - Illustration on duty and privilege | IllustrateTheWord

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Ask, and It Shall Be Given: Prayer as Duty and Privilege

To pray is to *ask* (*aiteo*) of God; the more childlike the asking, the better.

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