The Work of the Holy Spirit in Prayer

A rigorous defense of the Holy Spirit's indispensable role in prayer, grounded in Zechariah 12:10 and Romans 8:26. Owen argues that the Spirit, promised as a "Spirit of Grace and Supplications," both inclines believers' hearts toward prayer and gifts them with spiritual ability to pray according to God's will. He refutes prescribed liturgical forms as a substitute for Spirit-led prayer, examines contemplative prayer traditions, and makes the case that free, Spirit-assisted prayer is the normative pattern of the New Testament, superior to human compositions and essential to the vitality of Christian worship.