The Pattern For Us To Follow
“Jesusâ intimacy with the Father set the pattern for us to follow. He demonstrated this intimacy in the way he talked to his Father in prayer. Jesus didnât use formal, religious language when he prayed. He used dinner table talk of a close family. âAbbaâ is an Aramaic word most often translated âFather.â But that is a bit stiff and does not really nuance the meaning. When Jesus prayed âAbba,â he was really saying, âDaddyâ â a special term of endearment. Jesus looked forward to his prayer times. He would heal crowds of sick people, feed the hungry, debate the Pharisees, and then slip away to spend time praying in some secluded place.”
John Wimber, Prayer: Intimate Communication (Anaheim: Vineyard Ministries International, 1997), 8.
