Luke 11:1

Luke 11:1 says, And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.  When Jesus was praying, after He finished, one of His disciples asked Him to teach them to pray as John the Baptist had taught his disciples.  We may hear someone say today that they would pray, but they don't know how.  Prayer is simply pouring your heart out to God, and there are no required words or formula.  Verse two adds, And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.  Jesus began to teach them how to pray.  They were to start by acknowledging God as their Father and keeping His name hallowed, or holy.  Then, they were to ask that His kingdom come and His will be done on earth as it was in heaven.  If God is to hear our prayers, we must first acknowledge Him as our heavenly Father, then our prayer must be not for what we want or desire, but for God's will to be done in our life.  Verse three continues, Give us day by day our daily bread.  The disciples were to pray that God would meet their needs every day, and that should be our prayer today.  Verse four concludes, And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.  They were to pray that they were forgiven as they forgave others, and that they not be led into temptation.  We must forgive others as God has forgiven us, and that is undeservedly.  We are also to pray the we not be led into temptation, which can happen if we begin to pray for what we want instead of what God wants for us.  As followers of Christ, we don't need to follow someone else's way to pray, but simply need to bring our cares and concerns, not our wants and desires, to God.