In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us to pray to God our Father, giving us, among other things, the Lord’s Prayer, the Our Father. In this meditation we reflect on how we are to pray to our loving Father God, using texts from Scripture, St Augustine, St John Vianney and St Josemaria Escriva. We consider how:

• Jesus himself prays to his Father
• Our Father always hears and answers us
• He always gives us what is best, even if it is not what we asked for
• The benefits we receive from the very act of praying are themselves an answer to our prayer
• We should pray with faith, confidence and perseverance