Lord teach us to pray!

The disciples did not ask Jesus to teach them preach, heal the sick, turn water into wine, cast out demons, perform miracles or even raise the dead. Their request was simple but profound: “Lord, teach us to pray.” Luke 11:1 Why did the disciples ask this and not the other? I believe they understood that prayer was the power behind the Person. And since we are lacking in power it is because we are lacking in prayer. Powerless people and churches are due to prayerless people and churches. I fear we have erred in leaving out prayer in our services. We seem more interested in giving time for the preacher to preach and the musicians to sing and the only time we pray is to ask the Lord to stir hearts to put money in the offering plates. Performance is more of a concern to us than having the power of God on us. All the while wondering why we don’t get much accomplished. The disciples and the early church accomplished more for the kingdom with only a few people and little resources than we do with many and more resources. I believe the reason was because they prayed and cried out to God. Lord teach us to pray!