 Prayer is communication between a Father and His children. In one sense, that's all there is to it. When prayer seems difficult, and we feel unworthy of asking the Almighty Creator God to answer our seemingly mundane requests, we would do well to remember that parents need to and want to talk with their children; and most parents will also tell you that the communication is much more important than the topic.
With God, however, prayer is not limited to words, but can also be a touching of our spirit with the Holy Spirit of God. It is this connection that leads us into a personal relationship with the Father. This means that we don't need to convert our every thought into words, but we can simply open our hearts and emotions to our Father God.
But how can this be, you might ask? Why would God allow himself to be pestered daily by millions of prayer requests from the likes of us? The answer is that prayer is a gift. God has given each and every one of us the gift of being able to connect with Him directly. Moreover, not only is this prayer a gift in itself, but God answers prayers with further gifts.
 Jesus teaches "If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?".
John writes in his Letter, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us."
As a child of God then, you are invited to come boldly before God and commune directly with Him. We would also do well to remember that this gift of prayer is given by God completely of His own generosity, and not because we have earned it. Sinners as well as saints can pray with equal relevancy.
 Because our gift of prayer is a gift from the Almighty Creator, we naturally come into prayer with reverence, and we will often want to start with praise and thanksgiving, focusing on who and how wonderful God is. But because He is also our Father, we need not fear Him, but we can know that His love for us is of greater depth and intensity than any human being.
So why should we pray? Prayer brings the power of God to bear on every situation that we are concerned about. Prayer is one of the ways that God is able to work in our lives and in the lives of others, and it opens our lives to new possibilities. So we can freely bring all of our concerns, our thoughts and desires, our hurts and our needs, whether for ourselves or for others, directly to Him, knowing that He is our loving Father, and that He wants to hear from us.
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