We often call it “The Lord’s Prayer.”  For years I did not take it very seriously.  To me it was the common prayer of another denomination but it wasn’t “Baptist” to pray the “Our Father.”  Thankfully that perspective changed for me many years ago.  John Lewis was teaching a Sunday School Class and I had the privilege of being a student.  It occurred to me for the first time as John taught, that Jesus actually said, “This, then, is how you should pray…”  Jesus said that!  Jesus, the Savior, the Son of God, the Lord of glory taught us to pray in a certain manner.  Without being melodramatic, learning to pray the disciple’s prayer rocked my world.  To this day “the prayer” is my outline for conversation with God.  I can’t believe I missed it for so long.  It is not the only prayer in the Bible and it is not the only thing we should pray but until we learn how to pray as Jesus taught I’m not sure we’ll get much farther in the school of prayer.  Lord willing we’ll be able to gather for worship and study this coming Sunday.  Pastor Bouman was prepared to speak on “the prayer” last week and I have asked him to preach what he prepared this coming week.  The content of this instruction is very important for anyone and everyone who is seeking to follow Jesus Christ and become like Him.  I hope you’ll come with a ready heart and an open mind to receive the instructions of Jesus; you might even want to pray before you come, “Lord, teach us to pray.”