FAQs Mondays: What is Prayer

Last week, we finished our look at part three of A Catechism for Boy and Girls. You can read that article here. Part four deals with prayer, and we will spend a few weeks looking at that subject. We will start with the basic question, "What is Prayer?".

What is prayer?

Prayer is talking to God.

In whose name should we pray?

Only in the name of the Lord Jesus.

What has Christ given to teach us how to pray?

The Lord's Prayer.

Can you repeat the Lord's Prayer?

Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen. Note: Most modern translations read differently than this one. You may want to use the translation with which you feel most comfortable.

Prayer is is the act of talking to God. We need to pray in the name of Jesus which means we pray by his authority and in accordance to his character. We learn how to pray as we pray through the Lord's Prayer. This prayer is a model for us to follow as we develop the skill of prayer. Next week, we'll ask, "What are the first three requests of the Lord's Prayer?".