Rejoicing in hope is the way hope bolsters and even produces joy and how you can patiently endure any struggle or tribulation on your way being loving in this world. And how does prayer fit in? It is God’s assigned way to wake up and keep your hope alive. And since hope is the key to joy in struggles and tribulation, and joy is the key to sticking with it or enduring, and endurance is the key to loving…. Then prayer nurtures hope and prayer is at the underpinning of everything in the life of the Christ Follower.