SOM Mathew 6:5

The next point of Jesus’ sermon has to do with prayerI don’t think you need me to teach you anything about prayer- one year in Russia, an orphan tried to teach me the alphabet• but she gave up on me – there was just one letter, I could not pronounce well enough to please her◦ I couldn’t even hear the sound she was making when she said the letter• prayer isn’t like that– prayer is the native language of every child of our heavenly Father◦ we may feel we're not doing it right,◦ but God hears what we feel and need even if we can’t put those things into words- there’s no Christian life or experience without prayer• if you want lessons on prayer, read the Psalms◦ there you’ll find every prayer imaginable, and nothing is out of bounds• otherwise, there is also Paul's explanation of how God’s Spirit helps us and prays within us◦ and in those instances, words are optional