Highly Esteemed

And the man said to me, "O Daniel, greatly loved of God, listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you." When he said this to me, I stood up, still trembling with fear.

Then he said, "Don't be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer.

Daniel 10: 11-12 (New Living Translation)

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Daniel is "greatly loved" ; other translations say he is "highly esteemed". I notice that there are two characteristics of his life that are mentioned: he prayed for understanding and he humbled himself before God.