Joining with others in prayer creates a special bond and taps God’s power in a special way.

“For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”
—Matthew 18:20.

Remember that the Lord’s Prayer takes less than a minute to repeat. Public prayers should be brief. Don’t turn them into speeches that make it seem you’re really talking to an audience, not to God. Don’t feel you have to speak in unnatural or theatrical tones; simple reverence and humility are much better ways to approach the King of kings and Lord of lords.

One of the greatest things we can do as a family is to develop a prayer life together. Show your kids that we can take our needs to Him directly. They’ll get excited about God as they see Him respond to prayer in the practical details of life. Make family worship a happy, relaxed time of sharing.