When I look at these passages on when and where Jesus prayed, I see our savior praying alone, in the early morning, throughout the night, with his friends, in public, on the ground face in the dirt, and looking up eyes wide open.

Jesus prayed at all life events. Prayer touched every part of his world, his successes, his betrayals, the mundane, the amazing, the painful and pitiful. Conversation with the Father wove itself like a dna strand throughout his life.

I can see Jesus working on a first century home, you know he was a contractor, right? Banging away with a wooden mallet, the Creator of the universe speaks to his dad about molecules and molehills, cosmic phenomena and phlegmatic sea creatures. I see Jesus speaking to the Father all the time. Every breath a conversation, each heartbeat a connection to the Father who loves.

Paul the Apostle speaks of this when he says…pray without ceasing-constant connection with the Father.

How is your prayer life? When do sense connection with the Father? I’d love to hear your thoughts.