Prayer Is Important by Richard Thetford
	The importance of prayers of Thanksgiving to God is taught to us clearly in the Bible. Notice the following:
	Psalms 50:14 “Offer to God thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High.”
	Psalms 105:1 “Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples!”
	Psalms 106:1 “Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”
	Colossians 3:15 “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.”
	1Thessalonians 5:18 “in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
	Hebrews 13:15 “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.”
	Ephesians 5:20 “giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,”
	When we look at God’s Word, we can see where our duty is evident. We know that we have received many blessings from our creator in which we should be eternally thankful. Prayer is important because it is through prayer that God can clearly see in us what kind of children we really are. A prayerful child is one who talks to their father. God wants us to talk to Him and express to Him how truly thankful we are for all the blessings He has bestowed upon us. Can it be seen in us by our expression to God in prayer that we really are thankful for what we have, both physical and spiritual?