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The Sleepy Friend

There’s only one time in the Gospels that Jesus’ disciples ask him to teach them something. At the outset of the final journey to Jerusalem, they ask the Lord to teach them how to pray. They’ve been living and working with Jesus for at least three years now, watching what he does and how he does it, and they’ve come to the realization that his prayer life is a critical component of Jesus’ relationship and work with his Father. Jesus responds by giving his followers a model prayer, a short story about prayer, and then an illustration that connects the prayer to the story. He points his disciples, including us, to our total dependence on God and his Holy Spirit for everything we need for an abundant life in h