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Prayer addresses the substrate

"Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." — John 14:13 "In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered." — Romans 8:26

Prayer addresses the eternal substrate through the bridge. The Son names the route — in my name — and the route is referential, not phonetic: the address is to who the Son is, not to how the syllables sound. When the heart cannot articulate the address, the Spirit translates (Romans 8:26–27). The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9–13) is the documented form: Father — name — kingdom — will — bread — forgiveness — deliverance — kingdom. Eight clauses, the substrate addressed in order.

"Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’" — Matthew 6:9–13

Alongside the Lord's Prayer stands the canonical priestly-benediction form God himself dictated to Moses. The Aaronic Blessing is the priestly form prescribed in Num 6:22–23 — "Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is how you shall bless the children of Israel.’ You shall tell them" The blessing addresses the substrate by name (LORD = YHWH, three times), invokes face/countenance, ends in peace:

"‘Yahweh bless you, and keep you. Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’" — Numbers 6:24–26

See: Matthew 6:5–13; Numbers 6:22–27; John 14:13–14; John 16:23–24; Romans 8:26–27; 1 John 5:14–15.