Romans 12:12 English Standard Version (ESV) Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

The Greek word for constant here is proskartereō and its use as related to a person means to be a servitor which is defined as a person who serves or attends on a social superior. While the issue of social status is conveyed in the secular dictionary, our Spiritual Father would have us be humble in prayer, to think on that person as being worthy of prayer.

Recently I have been the recipient of prayers. I have found them to fall into three categories. The first is instant, no hesitation, spoken in my presence. The second is the cordial greeting “I will prayer for you” or “you are in my prayers.” Those prayers fall into the category of relationship. If I do not know this person to be a person of any religious stature then I leave it up to God as to whether that person prayed. The third is the unknown person who upon hearing of my plight will go to God in prayer without making any contact with me at all.

James 5:16b English Standard Version (ESV) The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

Considering that none are righteous, no not one, then I must accept that only the prayers of Jesus, our righteousness, has power to enact God’s will.

Understand please, I am not asking Jesus to pray for me. I would appreciate it if Jesus led your prayers for me. This meets the definition of servitor in that if we attend unto God in our prayers we become servants to Him and receive the prayers of our Advocate Jesus who pleads our case before the father.

We should not leave Jesus out of the process of prayer, He leads us in prayer.