O Lord, teach us to pray

I am sure most all of us have had times in our lives when we wondered if God was really hearing our prayers.

There are so many life situations that can make us feel that way. Maybe a prayer, prayed for a long time seemingly goes unanswered, and even worse, God seems so far away.

Perhaps a prayer, being prayed for a loved one in prolonged pain, might make one shout out an angry prayer to God.

Perhaps a difficult prayer concern, that had been prayed over and over, leaves one not knowing for what else to pray.

The above are just a few reasons we may cry out to God, “Be gracious to me and hear my...