Communion with God flows from complete harmony and agreement of heart and mind with Him. Prayer, strictly speaking, is not communion, though often included in it. Prayer is the telling out of our wants to God, as those who from moment to moment depend on His sustaining bounty and grace. We should "continue instant in prayer." But communion is something more. It implies mutual communication between the Father and the child, brought near one to the other through that perfect work of Christ which has put away all our sins. Upon the realization of this privilege, all else will hang. It is the mainspring of living Christianity. Weak in this respect, the whole man is weak; and failure is the natural consequence. Strong here, we cannot fail in external behavior.