A man's prayers are the measure of his relationship with God, his understanding of spiritual matters, and his faith. The author points out that to fail in prayer is to fail in all else. If this be so, everyone needs to understand prayer's purpose and prayer's processes. As the Son of Man, the Son of God had need of prayer. If Jesus needed prayer to communicate with his heavenly father, how much more do we need to understand the need for prayer in our own lives. Who but Jesus Himself can better teach us the purpose and the processes of prayer?
Edward Musgrave Blaiklock OBE (6 July 1903 – 26 October 1983) was chair of classics at the University of Auckland from 1947 to 1968, and champion of Christian apologetic literature in New Zealand from the 1950s until his death in 1983.