"Lord teach us to pray"

"Have you ever observed that the only thing the first disciples of Jesus are recorded to have asked Jesus to teach them is, "Lord, teach us to pray"(Luke 11:1)? (Johnson, Darrell 57 Words That Changed The World)

I think that is incredible!  It is not recorded of them asking Jesus to teach them anything else.  Yet, They called Him "Rabbi" or teacher!  In 2014 disciples of Jesus often refer to Jesus as their "Lord" and "Savior".  These last two weeks because of the reading has caused me to take inventory of my relationship with Jesus.   How many times do I ask Jesus to teach me something?  Do I allow Him to teach me?  I thought about all the nuances of a student (me) / teacher (Jesus) relationship.  How do I respond when I don't understand something He is trying to teach me?  What kind of Student of Jesus am I?  Not in the sense of how much do I know about my teacher, (head knowledge) but how much do I allow my teacher to know me?

The disciples were born into a culture of prayer.  They prayed a minimum of three times a day.  They had lengthy prayers memorized  from the time they were six years old.  Prayer would have been a subject they had mastered!  Yet, what they saw in Jesus caused them to humble themselves and ask, "Lord, teach us to pray"!

What areas of my life and relationship with God do I believe I have "mastered"?  
What areas of my life and relationship with God do I believe I am good at?
What areas of my life and relationship with God do I believe I don't need Jesus to teach me in?

The 57 words recorded in Matthew known as the "Lord's Prayer" gathers up all of life, including my own and presents it before God.  It is as if Jesus through this prayer is telling His disciples and us, 
"There is more than you know - There is more than you see here!

I am excited to be a student of Jesus as He teaches us about prayer!