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Originally posted by stuartj
The Gospels report that JC cried out "Father, why have you forsaken me" from the cross.
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That is true. Jesus felt forsaken by God because in order to atone for the sin of man, he had to take on the sin of man. That meant he felt the separation from God that we all live in on a day to day basis. Thus, his cry of "Why have you forsaken me?"
I think if you want to learn about prayer, you should go straight to the source. Jesus prayed to God on the evening of his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. This would have been one of the most earnest and fervent prayers because Jesus knew that he would be arrested and crucifed in the next days. Did Jesus pray that it wouldn't happen? Well, in a way. The Bible says that Jesus asked that if this burden could be lifted from his shoulders that God would do so, but then he said "Not my will, but thine be done." THAT is the essence of prayer.