In this time of crisis if you are struggling to pray, you are not alone! Though we continue to pray for ourselves and our nation, many of us are tired of praying and are not even sure of how to pray anymore. Let’s turn to Jesus to re-learn what He taught us about prayer and also to look at how others in Biblical history have prayed their way into a deeper relationship with God. As you explore these resources, we hope that you too will be able to pray during these difficult times as Jesus would have.
Talking with my Father – Jesus teaches on Prayer
For Jesus, prayer was as necessary as breathing. If the Son of God felt such a great need for contact with the Father, how much more do we! Ray Stedman writes about what we can learn from Jesus on why we need to pray and what the nature of our prayer should be.
Jesus’ Blueprint for Prayer – A study of the ‘Lord’s prayer’
The Lord’s Prayer, one of the most familiar of all prayers, has been much repeated but little understood. In this practical and insightful resource, Our Daily Bread author Hadden Robinson teaches us about praying the way God wants us to pray.
Teach us to pray – Deepening our understanding of prayer
Sometimes we get the idea that God answers the prayers only of those with spiritual super-powers while He glosses over the requests of us everyday folks. Author Sandra Glahn reminds us from the book of James that God hears the prayers of ordinary, even powerless, people. Read more to deepen your understanding of what Jesus taught about prayer and put it into practice in your own prayer life.
Let’s Pray – Talking to God with the Words of the Bible
As much as we want to talk to God, sometimes it’s difficult to find words that express the emotions of our hearts. Author James Banks shares prayers from biblical characters to show us how we can use God’s own Word to talk to Him through every season of life.
