Daniel 9:20-23 - Daniel prays earnestly and God answers expediently. In this lesson, we learn that God cares more about our "relationship" than our "rituals." We cannot control the responses or will of God, but there is much to discover in the way Daniel prayed and acted in that process. It's all tied together in the fact that Daniel was "highly esteemed" by God. That's something we'd like to have said about us, but are we really willing to be qualified for this distinction the way Daniel was?