People are praying for revival in North America. This is a supplication. Supplication moves us in our prayer from the general to the specific. We take a specific need to God and charge him with the responsibility of meeting it. Prayers are ordinary requests.
Supplications are unique, special requests.
Ordinary prayers are presented without a great deal of emotional steam. No one is sick or about to die. Supplication is another matter. Supplication is earnest entreaty about a special need. We are not sure whether God is going to bring our husband through surgery.