Will we pray in heaven?

It's a really great question from a listener named Grant and Pastor John.

Today in church, we're saying the old, classic, him, what a friend we have in Jesus.

And the fourth verse is a line that says, soon in glory, bright, unclouded, there will

be no need for prayer, referring to when we are in heaven.

Of course, I don't know if I've ever sang that fourth verse before, so the line jumped

out at me.

It's jarring to hear the words there is no need for prayer.

So as prayer just an earthly thing, is there a role for prayer in heaven?

Does the Bible give us any indication of how we will commune with God, in eternity?

Well, first let's say a word about the song and then about the question of prayer in heaven

from Scripture.

I'm virtually certain that what Joseph's driven meant in that line that he quoted from

what a friend we have in Jesus, what he meant was that there will be no more aching cry

to help us in our troubles in heaven because there will be no more troubles.

We won't be crying out for help in our troubles because we won't have any troubles.

Now the reason I think that's all he meant is because when I reread the whole song,

that's the way virtually every verse was defining prayer.

Let me just read it for you.

And I'll try to highlight these phrases.

What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear.

What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer.

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