Teach Us to Pray

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How to Pray

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e know that Jesus prayed (e.g., john 17), and He taught His disciples to pray (luke 11:1–4). And biblical writers throughout both Old and New Testaments exhorted believers to pray. We may not understand exactly how prayer works, but we have enough information about God’s power, God’s goodness, and His desire for us to call on Him to know we should draw near. Luke the gospel writer records that one day when Jesus had finished praying in a certain place, one of 19


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