"Once Jesus was in a certain place praying, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said: ‘Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his apostles to pray.’ ”
Prayer, a conscious communion of life with the Father, was fundamental to the ministry of Jesus. The turning points in Christ’s ministry – for example, the choosing and naming of the Apostles, his death and Resurrection – were always preceded by times of withdrawal into prayer with the Father. The disciples, in their questioning about prayer, had clearly observed that the words and deeds of Jesus were rooted in prayer. They wanted to know more.
