The Privilege and Practice of Prayer

Abstract

Lutherans are not necessarily known as having a reputation for regular daily prayer. A part of the burden for this problem rests on how we teach our people to pray. The Bible lays down clear prescriptions for prayer. We can approach God with prayers for others and for ourselves. We can approach God with the assurance that he will hear our prayers. We can be confident that our prayers can move God to action. Prayer is a difficult art, and before we can teach others this art we who teach need to learn it first.