Friday, September 26 Early in the morning, [Jesus] left for an isolated place, and there he began praying.​—Mark 1:35.

[Áine]

Friday, September 26

Early in the morning, [Jesus] left for an isolated place, and there he began praying.—Mark 1:35.

 

By means of his own prayers to Jehovah, Jesus set an example for his disciples to follow. Throughout his ministry, Jesus prayed frequently. He had to set aside time to pray because he was often busy and surrounded by many people. (Mark 6:31, 45, 46) He got up early in the morning so that he could have time alone to pray. On at least one occasion, he prayed all night before making an important decision. (Luke 6:12, 13) And Jesus prayed repeatedly on the night before he died as he focused on completing the most challenging aspect of his earthly assignment. (Matt. 26:39, 42, 44) Jesus’ example teaches us that no matter how busy we are, we need to set aside time to pray. Like Jesus, we may need to reserve time for prayer—getting up early in the morning or staying up a little later in the evening. When we do, we show Jehovah that we appreciate this special gift. w23.05 3 ¶4-5

[dljbsp]

Prayer isn’t background noise — it’s lifeblood. Like Jesus, carve out solitude, dawn or midnight, and pour your heart out. In the quiet, Jehovah hears, and strength seeps in where weariness once ruled.

[Dolce vita]

There is something very moving about watching someone pray.

[Elnathan]

Prayer is only meant for us humans so we need to appreciate that privilege of talking to our Heavenly Father, as it draws us closer to Him. #PRAY ANYTIME. 

[Dolce vita]

9 minutes ago, Elnathan said:

Prayer is only meant for us humans so we need to appreciate that privilege of talking to our Heavenly Father, as it draws us closer to Him. #PRAY ANYTIME. 

Yes, I thought that Jesus must have discovered what it meant to pray to Jehovah because we do not have direct access to his physical person, a new thing for him, one more. That being said, he was not, concerning him, prevented by imperfection. So what difference in terms of feeling, of intimate proximity with Jehovah, compared to us? The answer is in a thousand years.