Psalm 145:13-20 & Matthew 6:5-6 (ESV) - Everyone has to learn to do things. From the simplest, most mechanical body movement to the loftiest thought experiment, we have to learn how to perform actions and do them right. Some things, we might be able to pick up on our own, like when a baby figures out how to walk. But for many things, we have to be taught and trained by someone else how to do it correctly, because we can’t figure it out on our own. In our passage for Sunday, Jesus must teach the disciples how to pray to their Father in a proper way. Lest they follow in the error of the Pharisees, they must learn how to pray correctly, and why, from Jesus. We, too, need that same instruction in prayer. May our God open our hearts to receive His teaching on how to commune with Him.