Sequoia Church Lead Elder & Future NBCC Elder 2025, Brad Jung, highlights the power of prayer. Pray is meant to bring us into relationship with God, and Jesus has set the example of being in communion of God through prayer. Prayer is more than just asking God, it’s experiencing God. God doesn’t always answer our prayers the way we want him to, but He is always with us. God responds to persistence, giving us what our souls crave. Even if we don’t feel like our prayers our answered, we will always have His ultimate gift – the Holy Spirit.