The Christian’s life is one of prayer. Prayer is an act of worship in which we speak to God from the heart, asking something of Him, or thanking Him for His mercies. We pray because God commands us to pray and promises to hear us. We pray because we constantly need God’s help and we want to thank Him for His blessings. True, God-pleasing prayer is only to the Triune God—not to angels, saints, the dead, or some other god. We pray in Jesus’ name, because He assures that through faith in Him as our Savior, our heavenly Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit will hear and answer our prayers according to what’s for our good.