Imitation of our Lord Jesus Christ is one of the secrets of the Christian life.  Jesus through prayer was dependent on God, discerning in His relationships with men, and dynamic in His service to others.  Prayer expresses our dependence upon God, our need for His discernment as we relate to people, and our urgent reliance upon God’s power to work in and through us.  Other passages mentioned: Philippians 4:8; Proverbs 16:7; Luke 6:40.