we pray not to connect with God we pray from connection with God it’s because we’ve been accepted it’s because we are already connected it’s because he already lives within us that from that place we can pray I have a wonderful amazing wife and we have a specific date night every week and the purpose of that set time is just so we can be with each other we’re not trying to earn our marriage we’re married every so often something come up in a schedule an event and when we miss that date night it’s not like we lose our marriage and in the

same way when we come into prayer we’re not trying to earn anything we’re trying to enjoy everything that Christ already paid [Music] for I’ll begin by saying that this was not coordinated we just so happen to all be wearing blue today so that’s what we have to work with here Matthew chapter 6 beginning at verse number five 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 may your name be kept holy may your kingdom come soon may your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven give us today the food we need or