Genesis 32:26-28

26Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, a“I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28Then he said, b“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,
 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
for dyou have striven with God and ewith men, and have prevailed.”

Psalms 141:1

Give Ear to My Voice

A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, I call upon you; fhasten to me!
Give ear to my voice when I call to you!

Jeremiah 29:12-13

12 gThen you will call upon me and come and pray to me, hand I will hear you. 13 iYou will seek me and find me, when you seek me jwith all your heart.

Matthew 7:7

Ask, and It Will Be Given

7 kAsk, land it will be given to you; mseek, and you will find; nknock, and it will be opened to you.

Matthew 26:40-44

40And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41 oWatch and ppray that you qmay not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, ryour will be done.” 43And again he came and found them sleeping, for stheir eyes were heavy. 44So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for tthe third time, saying the same words again.

Luke 11:8-10

8I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything ubecause he is his friend, yet because of his impudence
Or persistence
he will rise and give him whatever he needs.
9And I tell you, wask, and xit will be given to you; yseek, and you will find; zknock, and it will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Luke 18:1

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

1And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought aaalways to pray and not ablose heart.
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