“Teach us to pray,” the disciples say to Jesus. And he responds, in essence, “Start by remembering who you’re talking to.” Biblically, we are commanded to “remember” more frequently than to “obey,” “do,” “not do,” “go,” or even “pray.” Remember. Because in the long journey of the spiritual life, we tend to forget. We tend to lose the plot of our own redemption story. When Jesus teaches us to pray, he picks up on that same thread. “Remember who you’re talking to.” Remember who God is. Remember who you are. Remember who we are to each other.
