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I Learned To Pray Out Of Desperation. For Most Of Us, This Is How The Adventure Usually Begins. When We Finally Get Serious About Prayer, The Trigger Is Usually Desperation, Not Duty.... We Don't Pray Because We Ought, We Pray Because We Are Without Any Other Recourse.

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I Learned To Pray

David Jeremiah

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I Learned To Pray Out Of Desperation. For Most Of Us, This Is How The Adventure Usually Begins. When We Finally Get Serious About Prayer, The Trigger Is Usually Desperation, Not Duty.... We Don't Pray Because We Ought, We Pray Because We Are Without Any Other Recourse.

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