Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all
kinds of prayers and requests. With this in
mind, be alert and always keep on praying
for all the saints. Eph. 6:18 NIV

This statement clearly enunciates the meanng of prayer. Whether exegesis, drawing the meaning out of this passage, or isisgesis, reading the meaning into it, the reader is highly likely to understand much about prayer and praying. Below is my interpretation of this passage:

"Pray..." is a verb denoting action just as go and teach. We pray prayers addressed to and converse with God, the Source, Creator, Sustainer, Father of human beings and the "I Am That I Am," the latter referring to God's relationship to anything and everything. He is "That," healer, provider, etc. We pray to God as we speak and listen to a friend.

"...in the Spirit..."This is how we pray, in Spirit. That is with God-consciousness. God is Spirit, the immaterial and Supreme Intelligence. Spirit is the sentient part of a human being. That's what it means to have a soul. We pray with an attitude of humility, gratitude and beauty.

"...on all occasions..." All occasions refer to anytime and all times, with any happening and all happenings,  great or small. And with all that occurs on "the day the Lord has made," today, every day.

"...with all kinds of requests..." Our requests to God are of many kinds. Some are for ourselves and some may be for other people and conditions. Even our thanks and praise are requests. We ask God to accept our thanks and praise. Underscore "all kinds of requests."

"with this in mind..." We are to be mindful of the aforementioned prayers and requests, the Spirit and occassions. We are to bracket them so that only these things can now occupy our minds.

"...be alert... To be alert is to be aware and in a state of readiness. Fear which limits a person's perspective is the greatest enemy of alertness. To be alert is to be ready for anything, the expected and unexpected.

"...always keep on praying..." This means that we are to "pray without ceasing," which means to keep our minds in an attitude of prayerfulness that is filled with humility, gratitude and beauty.

"...for all the  saints..." All God's children are chosen and the chosen are saints. In my book, The Saint Troubadour: Speaking and Singing Truth and Love" I refer to myself as a saint.

It is appropriate that I end this discussion as I began:

Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all
kinds of prayers and requests. With this in
mind, be alert and always keep on praying
for all the saints. Eph. 6:18 NIV.

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