‘Prayer mirrors the gospel. In the gospel, the Father takes as we are because of Jesus and gives us his gift of salvation. In prayer, the Father receives us as we are because of Jesus and gives us his gift of help. We look at the inadequacy of our praying and give up, thinking something is wrong with us. God looks at the adequacy of his Son and the delights in our sloppy, meandering prayers.’
-Paul Miller, A Praying Life loc 797-801.

(GSiV: Prayer; Ân điển, chứ không phải những quy tắc / Grace not rules;

Miller: Success, Failure, and Grace)