Prayer always begins with relationship. If there is not an established relationship, there is no basis for prayer. The Father’s ear is always open to the children’s cry. And if you have that relationship with God where you can say, “Father,” then you’ve established that relationship that opens prayer for you, effective prayer for you. But if you do not have that relationship, then prayer is meaningless. There is only one prayer that God wants to hear from you if you are not His child, and that’s the prayer, “God, be merciful to me a sinner.” And that establishes then relationship, and opens this glorious opportunity of prayer for each one of you. But prayer begins with relationship.