"Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name." Matthew 6:9

The prayer begins, in Matthew 6:9, "Our Father in heaven". All those who have been saved by grace through faith in Christ are His children. To address Him as Father is to recognize our relation to Him as one of dependence. The word for Father is "abba", a term used by children for their earthly parents, indicating closeness and intimacy. The disciples of Jesus addressing God as Father shows the unique relationship they have with the unique Son, having come into a relationship with the Father only through the Son (John 14:6).