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1-13節--禱告學校

路加福音 第11章

今天所讀的經文裡面，我們看見門徒提出了一個非常逼切的請求；對於我們每個人來說，它可能也是最逼切的請求──試問還有甚麼，比「求主教導我們禱告」來得更為逼切和重要？

門徒所求的，不是要耶穌給他們講解「如何禱告」的道理，他們是希望耶穌教導他們如何切實地向神祈禱。坊間有很多論及禱告的書籍，我們讀後必有俾益。然而，除非我們把學到的道理真正實踐出來，否則知道一切道理亦與我們無益。我們閱讀園藝或烹飪的書籍也是同一道理：除非我們真正活學活用，否則知道一切理論也對我們無甚益處。

究竟甚麼是「禱告」？禱告就是與神交談話，換言之，不單是我們向神傾訴，我們也要留心聽神對我們說話。禱告的時候，我們要真心誠意地向神剖白我們的心意、我們的生命和我們的境遇。同時，我們也要毫無保留地向神表達我們對祂的愛，並為到祂在我們生命中的一切作為，向祂表示感恩。

禱告可以包含很豐富的內容，但向神發出感謝和讚美，卻是絕不可少。當然，我們還可以為到具體的需要向神祈求。總的而言，當我們禱告的時候，我們是來到神的面前「傾心吐意」，就如舊約的哈拿一樣(參看撒母耳記上一章15至16節)。

在接著的一個星期，我們將會細心看看聖經之中，有關禱告的一些教導。但在開始之前，讓我們都像門徒一樣，先真誠地請求主：「主啊，求你教導我們禱告。」


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THE SCHOOL OF PRAYER
BIBLE READING: Luke 11: 1 – 13

One of the greatest requests in the Bible is found in our reading today. It is one of the greatest things we could ask for, ‘Lord, teach us to pray’.

It means not only ‘Lord teach us how to pray’ but also ‘Lord, teach us to do it’. There are a great many books which have been written on prayer and it would help us to read them. But unless we put into practice what we already know or learn, it will not do anything for us. In the same way we could read books on gardening or on farming, but unless we get out and work they will not help us at all.

What do you mean by ‘prayer’? It is talking to God, but it also includes listening to him. It is opening our hearts and our lives to him, opening our circumstances to him. It is also telling him of our love and giving him our thanks for what he has done for us.

Prayer means many things but it usually includes thanking God, which is praise, and asking God for something, which is petition. It is also the overflow of our hearts as Hannah said in 1 Samuel 1: 15-16 ‘I have poured out my soul before the Lord’.

Over the next week or so we will look at some of the things the Bible says about prayer. But could we make this our very sincere request today and for each day of our studies in prayer, ‘Lord teach me to pray’? Will you do that now?

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