Praying often

Like all the powers of our mind and body, prayer needs practice.  Just as no one can learn to walk or read all at once, so we cannot learn to pray without praying often.  So, besides our regular times for prayer, we can talk to God for just a few moments on and off during the day, telling him that we want to love him above all else.  God is interested in us and what we do, so talk to him about anything, and talk to him in a natural way.

SUMMARY

1. When we say our prayers we are talking to God in order to get to know him, to love him and to do his will.  Prayer includes worship or adoration, thanksgiving, and confession of sin as well as asking.

2. In addition to that, we can also pray without words by emptying our minds of thoughts and just being with God in silence.

3. We learn to pray by praying often.