How to pray

The prayer that Jesus taught the disciples to pray was the simplest of all prayers but it includes everything that we need to pray. Firstly we give glory to God and honor and praise:”Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy kingdom come...” We pray for His kingdom to come, for His will to be done, not our will. “Give us this day our daily bread...” Bread for the body, the physical but bread for the soul also. Man shall not live from bread alone but from every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. If we pray and we expect that Bread of Life, He will speak to us also and give us bread for our souls. “Forgive us our trespasses as we HAVE FORGIVEN those who have trespassed against us...” We ask forgiveness because we have also forgiven those who have sinned against us, or else we cannot expect forgiveness. “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil...” We ask His protection, we pray that He guide our footsteps and then we will be safe. What more do we need? That is ALL WE NEED. If we pray the Lord's prayer and TRUST Him we need nothing more because then we have prayed everything that we need to pray, but we need to TRUST HIM, not just say the words, an idle repetition of words means nothing to the Lord. If it does not come from the heart it is useless. We must pray with all our heart and it will be done for us. May Jesus bless you.