When it comes to prayer, it can be said that we do pray.
Whether it is done regularly or sporadically, we pray especially in times of urgent or desperate need.
As much as personal prayer can be spontaneous, casual and informal, we also need to learn how to pray.
Because prayer is a relationship with God and we must get to know God so that our prayer can be meaningful and enriching.
In the gospel, the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray.
Jesus taught them the prayer that is known as 'The Our Father" or the Lord's Prayer.
But it is not just a set of words to be recited. Its meaning has to be meditated and reflected upon so as to understand the meaning.
That prayer helps us to understand who God is and how we can come into a relationship with Him.
That prayer also leads us to come to relate with God as our Father and to know that He loves us.
Then that prayer will also help us to be obedient and humble children of God and also to walk in the ways of Jesus.