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Ephesians 6:18 --
A wide variety of persons are called upon to provide an understanding of what the Bible means when it calls upon Christians (the church!) to pray, "at ALL times with ALL prayer and petition in the Spirit, and to this end, being on the alert with ALL perseverance and petition for ALL the saints,"  (Legacy Standard Bible)

Ephesians 6:18, "praying at all times in the Spirit"
What does "at all times" look like ?What does "in the Spirit" mean?

Curt Fleck is the Executive Director of CIVIL SERVANT MINISTRY -- a ministry devoted to sharing the God's Word and the Gospel with those involved in politics in Springfield and Illinois.

John Burton (1803-1877) English children's hymnwriter, I OFTEN SAY MY PRAYERS
1 I often say my prayers; But do I ever pray? And do the wishes of my heart Go with the words I say?
2 I may as well kneel down, And worship gods of stone, As offer to the living God, A prayer of words alone.
3 For words without the heart, The Lord will never hear; Nor will He to those lips attend, Whose prayers are not sincere.
4 Lord, show me what I need, And teach me how to pray; Nor let me ask Thee for Thy grace, Not feeling what I say.

Ephesians 6:17b,
Besides discovering how well the LEGACY STANDARD BIBLE translated the entire passage on the Church's armor, probably the most interesting discovery was the realization the Church/Christians are told to "receive," rather than "pick up" the "sword of the Spirit" !