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In the previous verses Jesus had taught on the now and not yet nature of the kingdom. God's kingdom has come in Christ, but it has not yet fully come. The fullness of the kingdom will not be revealed until the return of Christ.

Here, though, the focus seems to be on the prayers of the church in the midst of her sufferings in this world, as she awaits the return of Christ when everything will be made right. Remember the background in the verses …