The God-Centeredness of Prayer

Jesus not only corrects false models of prayer, but here provides us with a pattern for praying. Jesus gives us the "model prayer" which teaches us the crucial features of true, authentic, God-honoring prayer. From the very outset, Jesus' prayer provides us with the feature that must figure most prominently in all our prayers - a focus upon God Himself. All those who truly pray must pray for the veneration of God's Name, furtherance of God's Kingdom, and fulfillment of God's Will.