Up until now in our sermon series, 40 DOP, we’ve learnt a lot about prayer, but not a whole lot about actually praying or interceding. Although learning about prayer is important, that’s not why I signed up. I specifically stated at the outset that my own personal purpose for embarking on the 40 day journey was to become a better prayer. Besides, when Jesus was approached by one of his disciples in Luke 11, it wasn’t with a request to increase their knowledge about prayer, but to learn how to pray. So, that’s what we’re going to do today as we look at prayer in five directions: backward, upward, inward, outward, and forward.