“When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.

“When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! Pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,

As we forgive our debtors.

And do not lead us into temptation,

But deliver us from the evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."

Matthew 6:5-13

Discussion questions:

• 1. Have you heard of the Lord's prayer before? If you have, where did you hear it? How did it affect you?

  2. What did you learn about prayer from this prayer spoken by Jesus?

  3. Where do we pray?

  4. When do we pray?

  5. How do we pray?

  6. Why do we pray?

  7. What did you learn about God from this lesson?