At the time of Luke 11, Jesus was praying, and after He finished one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray….” That which so touched and motivated the disciples concerning prayer is that which we take as our theme: the example of Jesus’ prayers. There is no better way to learn how to pray than to let the Lord Himself set the example for us.
To the disciple’s request, Jesus immediately replied, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed by Your name…’.” Jesus did not use the terms that many cultures have used to address God.
“Great One in the sky”
“The One above”
“Great Spirit”
Instead Jesus said “Father” (Luke 11:2) and “our Father” (Matthew 6:9).