“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God — merimnao (be anxious) is forbidden; anxiety is the opposite of faith. 'Prayer and petition' (proseuche kai deēsis) encompasses intercession and supplication. 'With thanksgiving' (meta eucharistias) transforms petition: gratitude precedes the answer. 'Present your requests to God' (aphasizō) is disclosure, not demand. The formula: anxiety → prayer → thanksgiving = peace.
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