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圣经中许多人都让我们知道祷告的重要性。比如，摩西求神引领和怜悯祂的百姓，（参申 9:26-29）哈拿祈求得一个儿子，她也愿意奉献这个儿子侍奉耶和华。（参撒上 1:11）

耶稣，救我们脱离罪的神的儿子，祂也祷告。而且祂的祷告还很多。福音书（参太，可，路，约）都提到祂在许多场景和处境中祷告。祂独自在山上祷告。祂在晚间祷告，祂整夜地祷告。祂与众人分享食物的时候会献上感恩的祷告。祂也为跟随祂的人和所有相信祂的人祷告。

耶稣祷告这件事可能会让我们感到惊讶。毕竟，祂是神的儿子，为什么祂还需要祷告呢？这当然是个奥秘，但耶稣的祷告生活提醒我们，祷告是与父神的沟通。耶稣的祷告显明深深爱父，渴望讨祂喜悦，真正荣耀祂，是何等重要。耶稣的祷告突显了我们对神的倚赖。也显明祷告使祂得力，祷告使祂的侍奉更新。

看见耶稣对祷告的委身，祂的门徒们也想向祂学习。除了祂还有谁能更好地教导我们祷告呢？

Many of God's people in the Bible show us the importance of prayer. For example, Moses prayed to the Lord to guide and have mercy on his people , (Deuteronomy 9:26-29) and Hannah prayed for a son, whom she would dedicate to serve the Lord . (1 Samuel 1:11)

Jesus, the Son of God who came to save us from our sins, prayed too. He prayed a lot. The gospel books (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) mention him praying in a variety of settings and situations. Jesus prayed alone in the mountains. He prayed in the evening. He spent whole nights praying. He gave thanks for the food he shared with crowds. He prayed for his followers and for all people to believe in him.

It may surprise us that Jesus prayed. After all, he was the Son of God, so why would he need to pray? There's certainly mystery here, but Jesus' life of prayer reminds us that prayer is communication with God the Father. Jesus' prayers show us the importance of loving the Father deeply and desiring to please and glorify God. Jesus' prayers highlight our dependence on the Father. They also show that prayer refreshed and renewed him for his ministry.

Seeing Jesus' commitment to prayer, his disciples wanted to learn from him. And whom but Jesus himself could be better to turn to for instruction in prayer?