More that knots Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1 I remember learning to tie my shoes. My mom taught me. Up until she did, I was dependent on someone older than me for help. Make two bunny ears and tie them together like this… The idea was simple yet to my little fingers it seemed hopeless. But with a little bit of practice, the magic happened – I had tied my shoes. ALL BY MYSELF! These days I tie my shoes with out even thinking about it. I don’t really remember learning to pray. I’m sure my parents modeled it for me. I certainly heard lots of prayers in church. But there was not a moment when I stopped and realized that I had learned to pray. What I do know is that just like learning to tie my shoes, learning to pray requires me to practice doing it. And the more I do it…the easier it is to do. I wonder what might happen if we treated prayer like tying our shoes. We might feel clumsy at first. The knots might be uneven. They might even come untied. But as we practice we will get better at it. Who knows, the day might come when we suddenly realize that we were praying with out even thinking about it! “…do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6 Blessings, Matthew+ | 
