4 Min Read Published on: 6 hours ago More than two thousand years ago Jesus’ disciples heard their Master pray—and longed to pray like He did. “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1) 1 they asked. Jesus gave them an example of how to pray, something we now know as the Lord’s Prayer (see Matt. 6:9-13). Prayer is always the special gift of communication God gives to us. We need to be careful not to make prayer a mere one-way information transfer, but rather a commitment to sustain a strong relationship with our Creator. The Lord’s Prayer reminds us that prayer is not the mumbling of empty phrases to impress ourselves or others, nor is it a ticking-off of our needs list to God. God already knows what we need before being asked.