This was something I wrote to a brother in prison in response to part of his letter to me… Thought I would share it here as well.
You asked to teach you how to pray. Instead of saying the word “Lord” I use the Hebrew word “Adon”. Also – Instead of saying the word Heaven or skies because both Heavens and skies are the same word in Hebrew, instead I say the Hebrew word “Shamayim” which is pronounced “Shah-mah-eem” or “shah-my-eem”. Here is how I pray quite often (except some at the beginning I do even more in Hebrew – I will put it in English except for the word Shamayim to keep it simple):
“Our Father in the Shamayim, set-apart be your name, let your kingdom come, let your will be done on land as it is in the Shamayim. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins and debts as we forgive those who have sins and debts to us. Lead us not into temptation or trial but deliver us from all evil and from the evil one for truly Yours is the Power and the Kingdom and the esteem and the reign forever and ever. Amein. I also pray our father in the Shamayim for the peace of Yerushalayim and all the cities where your children are at. I pray that my flight would not be on the Sabbath or in the winter or times of stormings. I pray that I would be counted worthy to escape all that is about to occur and to stand before the son of Adam and that the Adon of the Harvest would send workers into His harvest and that I would watch, stand firm till the end, and be more like your son Yahushua. All these good things I pray for myself I also pray for all your children, all the seed of Avraham, and as many as are far off as you would call, for truly yours is the Power and the Kingdom and the esteem and the reign forever and ever, in the Name of Yahushua HaMashiach of Natzareth, Amein and HalleluYah! Blessed be the Name of Yahweh forever and ever.”
Amein is not pronounced A-men it is Ah-main. Amein is a Hebrew word which mean so be it or something like that. The above prayer I do other things a bit different but that’s a general example of how to pray. Like instead of saying some of it in English I say some of it in Hebrew but without being able to speak it to let you hear I am keeping it simple by typing it in English instead.
The things in that prayer are mostly from scripture like Matthew 6:5-13, Luke 11:2-4, Psalms 122:6, Jeremiah 29:7, Matthew 24:20, Luke 21:36, Matthew 9:38, Luke 10:2, Mark 13:37, Matthew 10:22, 24:13, Mark 13:13, Acts 2:38.
I also pray other things like I pray for all of those I prayed for to repent be immersed in the Name of Yahushua and have their minds opened to the Scriptures regarding Yahushua (Luke 24:45) for any who have not yet done so. And “for them to know your Name, your Son’s Name, and that your laws are not abolished”. Because so many do not know the name YHWH (Yahweh) or Yahushua, and this deception about the laws being abolished is widespread.
I hope that helps you with your question on how to pray. There are plenty of other things to pray for such as the health of others, people you know who are struggling, pray that the Father put a hedge of protection around you and all His children, pray for all of us to hear and follow the leading of His set-apart spirit and not be deceived by any false doctrines. There are all kinds of things one could pray.
Oh Yeah – for praying also don’t forget there are 3 times a day that are good to pray, 3rd hour (Mark 15:25, Acts 2:15), 6th hour, 9th hour (Acts 3:1). At least the 3rd and 9th because those are what I believe were the times of the morning and evening offerings (Numbers 28:1-8) but I think also the 6th hour based upon the fact that Dani’el prayed 3 times a day (Daniel 6:10, 6:13). The times of the 3rd, 6th, and 9th hours depend on when sunrise and sunset is in your local area… it can vary from 8 am, 11 am, 2 pm to 9:30 am, 1 pm, or as late as 4 pm approximately depending on where you live and such. If sunrise was 6 AM and sunset was 6 PM in your location then it’s easy to calculate that the 3rd hour starts at 9 am, the 12th hour starts at 12 PM Noon, and the 9th hour starts at 3 PM. But rarely will sunrise and sunset be like that in an area which means the 3rd 6th and 9th hours will vary on the roman time depending on when sunrise and sunset is.