Jesus teaches that God may be addressed simply as Father. One need not worry about omitting some key name for God any more than children worry about ceremoniously addressing their parents when they cry out for help or cry out for joy. When we pray, Jesus teaches, we pray to a loving Father who is eager to listen.18 When I first had children, I remember my father would call me on the telephone and ask how they were. Once he said, “Nijay, you know how much you love those babies, your beloved children?