Christ prayed regularly. In the process He taught us, his People, to pray as well. He taught us The Lords Prayer and promised us that we will be granted whatever we ask in His name (John 13:13): Ask, and It will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
— Matthew 7:7-8
In the Sermon on the Mount, we find Christ's Primary teaching concerning prayer: And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when 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. And in praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Pray then like this: Our Father; who art in heaven....
— Matthew 6:5-9
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