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Jesus’ life of prayer consisted of praying before meals, giving thanks, praying for others, shared prayer and praying before making important decisions, but his most valued form of prayer was private prayer. An example of Jesus’ teachings of private prayer can be found in Matthew 6: 5-15. During this, Jesus says “But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” It is also within this reference where Jesus teaches us the Lord’s prayer. Although he was half divine, Jesus was also half human whilst on earth. Therefore, he was subjected to the same temptations, frustrations and sorrows that christians are also affected by in our lives everyday. Through all these struggles that Jesus encountered, he prayed to God in private for help and strength to complete the task he had been given. We as christians pray following this example of Jesus’s life of prayer and teachings of private prayer when we are faced with our own hardships and are in need of guidance. Jesus has taught us how we are to pray through his own actions of private prayer. These teachings of prayer are one of the many reasons as to why Jesus is a role model to
