“And it came to pass, that as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, our Father which art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come., Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins;for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.”

This prayer recorded in Luke 11:2-4 is often referred to by the world as the Lord's prayer but it is more accurate to say it is the prayer the Lord taught his disciples to pray. Thus it is our model prayer! The Lord prayed often while here on earth. One of the Lord's prayers can be found in the 17 Chapter of John. It reveals his love for his chosen people and truly is the Lord's Prayer.

There is no person, living or dead,  that we must pray through but we pray in Christ name and for his sake as the only mediator. “For there is one God , and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (I Timothy 2:5)  Thus Jesus gave us authority to directly address out heavenly Father in prayer and due to our weakness in not knowing what to pray for as we ought, the Spirit makes intercession for us. (Roman 8:26)

In I Corinthians chapter 11, we are taught that the head of every man is Christ and the head of the woman is the man.  This chapter teaches us that in prayer we all have direct access through Jesus Christ to the Father in heaven. The man is to uncover his head (Christ) when he prays and the woman is to cover her head (the man) when she prays, therefore prayer is through and for Christ sake. Elder Claude McKee