Prayer filled Jesus’s life. The disciples noticed, and asked Jesus to teach them all how to pray. Jesus didn’t hesitate, telling them how to approach God as “Abba in the heavens” – their vital relationship. He gives them a model, a template for their prayers: and tells a parable to encourage them. All of us need to be taught to pray, and to give our relationship with our Father in the Heavens a central place in our lives. Although the idea is certainly there in the Old Testament, referring to God as “Father” was not common in Judaism: Jesus said people who come to Him are given power to become children of God: they have intimate and privileged access to God in the Name of Jesus.