The Prayer That God Accepts Jesus taught his disciples to pray, and he often urged upon them the necessity of prayer. He did not bid them to study books to learn a form of prayer. They were not to offer prayer to men, but to make their requests known to God. He taught them that the prayer which God accepts is the simple, earnest petition from a soul that feels its need; and he promised to send the Holy Spirit to indite their prayers.

Jesus lærte sine disciple at bede. og han påmindede dem ofte om bønnens nødvendighed. Han bød dem ikke at granske i bøger for at lære en særlig slags bøn. De skulle ikke frembære bønner for menneskers skyld, men for at Gud skulle høre deres begæringer. Han lærte dem, at den bøn, som behager Gud, er den enfoldige, inderlige bønfaldelse fra en sjæl, som føler sig i nød; og han lovede at sende Helligånden for at forfatte deres bønner.