God's Glory Church

“Pray to your Father.” — Matthew 6:6

The famous children’s writer Madeleine L’Engle made it a rule to call her mother once a week. When she reached an old age, her daughter started calling even more often, “just to be in touch.” Madeleine also loved it when her own children called her. Sometimes there were long conversations on important topics. And sometimes the call was made just to make sure everything was okay. In her book “Walking on Water” Madeleine wrote: “It is good if the children keep in touch with us. It is even better if all the children of God keep in touch with the Heavenly Father.”

Most of us are familiar with the prayer “Our Father” (Matthew 6:9-13). But the words that come before her are no less important. They set the tone for everything that follows. Our prayers should not be ostentatious, we do not say them to show off to people (v. 5). And although there is no limit to the length of the prayer, verbosity (v. 7) does not mean high quality. It is better to take care of regular communication with the Heavenly Father, who knows our needs even before we ask (v. 8). Jesus emphasizes how important it is for us to stay in touch with God. And then he teaches: “Pray like this” (v. 9).

Prayer is one of the most important things that helps us keep in touch with God.

How can you keep in touch with other people? How do you keep in touch with Heavenly Father?

Lord, thank You for knowing my needs even before I ask.

Author: John Blaze