As Christians, we should know how important prayer is.
It is not just important for our spiritual lives, but also for our daily lives.
Because prayer is a relationship with God, and we know that He listens to our prayer.
So as the 1st reading puts it, if any one of you is in trouble, he should pray.
If anyone is feeling happy, he should sing a psalm.
If one of you is ill, he should send for the elders of the church, and they must anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord and pray over him.
So whether in good times or in bad, in sickness or in health, prayer helps us to be union with God.
But prayer also requires faith and trust in God.
We need to have the heart of a child to pray with humility and simplicity.
The Lord our God will listen to our prayer and hold us close to His heart.