When and how to pray

In the Gospel of Luke one of the disciples said to Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1b, New American Bible) and in the Sermon on the Mount Jesus said “This is how you are to pray.” (Matthew 6:9a, NAB). In this prayer Jesus gave us what many have seen to be 7Ps of prayer.

Many people experience difficulty with prayer. This has always been the case but is even more so in our world with our li…