Praying is something that can he hard to understand, and even harder to practice. Talking to God is something that is foreign to most people. Jesus did not leave us helpless or hopeless when it came to pray.
Jesus laid out a pattern and some principles of prayer. There is nothing magic about saying the words over and over again. Jesus had just warned against that when He gave this pattern. It is not even a legalistic list of all that must be included in prayer. It is a pattern of what kind of thoughts should be a part of our prayer life.
Jesus starts with an amazing concept. When we pray we can do so in the knowledge that we are talking to our Father in Heaven. If we are not careful we can become so accustomed to the fact we forget just how amazing it really is. God, the One who created the universe, allows us to have a Father/son relationship with Him. This is purely an act of love and mercy. We do not deserve to have Him as our Father, even less to be able to talk to Him.
At the very beginning of His teaching on prayer He lets us know that we have the capability to talk to God as our Father. What an amazing privilege!
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