The Current Teaching Of The Watchtower Society:

The Society believes that prayer should be directed ONLY to Jehovah.

What the Bible Says about PRAYER:

1. Prayer should consist of...

Adoration	Dan 4:34, 35
Confession	1Jo 1:9
Thanksgiving	Phl 4:6
Supplication	1Ti 2:3
Intercession	Jam 5:15

We pray to the Father in the name of the Lord Jesus through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Since God is one God manifested in three persons, it is perfectly acceptable to pray to Jesus or to the Holy Spirit. There is no jealousy between the three persons of the Trinity.

2. Examples Of Prayer Directed To Jesus Christ:

Stephen prayed "Lord Jesus..."	Act 7:59
Paul prayed "Lord.."	Act 9:6

3. Instructions & Examples Concerning Prayer:

Prayer is asking and receiving	1Jo 5:14, 15
Prayer is seeking and finding	Col 3:1; Jer 29:12
Prayer is knocking and opening	Mat 17:14-21
It is not a sin to pray	1Sa 12:23
We are commanded to pray	Mat 26:41
Prayer is the only way to get things from God	Jam 4:2
There is joy in prayer	Jhn 16:24
Prayer will deliver you out of all your troubles	Psa 34:6
Sinners can be saved when they pray	Rom 10:13, 14
Pray in all places at all times; pray whenever it is appropriate or needful to pray	1Ti 2:8