Matthew 6:1-15 – Prayer is central to the Christian life, yet very often we simply do not know how to pray. God is well aware of how difficult we find this, which is why we are told in Romans 8 that both Christ and the Spirit maketh intercession for us – a quite incredible thought. However, this doesn’t mean we can just sit back and say that with God interceding for us, there’s really no reason for us to strive in prayer. We are to praise God, petition God, and plead with God, that he might release his power in the world, within the created order, with the Lord’s Prayer serving as our pattern prayer to teach us how.
