One of the most powerful resources we have as we deal with life and its challenges is prayer. In His great love and concern for us, His children, God allows us to communicate directly with Him through prayer. As great and wonderful as that is, it is also the most neglected action that God's people engage in. Jesus ... God's very own Son ... was a "man" of prayer. All throughout the gospels we find instance after instance of Jesus praying. Prayer was very important to Him. He needed, He wanted, He desired to communicate (to talk) to His Heavenly Father. On one such occasion, after hearing Jesus pray, His disciples were so enthralled that one of them begged Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray like that!" So, Jesus taught them how to pray. In His prayers, Jesus had a pattern of behavior. He went into His "closet" or that private, quiet place. Then He shut the door ... "shutting off" any and all distractions. Then Jesus had a pattern of words to His prayers. He addressed God as "Father." He "hallowed" His name. He acknowledged God's Kingdom and His allegiance to it. And finally, whatever the prayer, Jesus wanted God's will to be done. Oh that God's people would pray in the same manner as Jesus did!