Third, in addition to the value Paul puts on prayer and the person to whom Paul prays, verse 14 shows the reverent attitude he has in prayer: ‘I bow my knees before the Father.’ Children rightly respect their fathers, and our access into God’s love does not change the reverence he is due. In most of the biblical examples of prayer the people are standing before the Lord (see Gen. 18:22; Mark 11:25; Luke 18:11, 13). But in times of great stress and need we often see God’s people praying on their knees.