14:13 Whatever you ask in my name. This does not guarantee that God will do whatever we ask if only we add to our prayer the words “in Christ’s name.” To pray in Christ’s name is to identify with the purpose of Christ to the extent that our will has become identified with the will of God (1 John 5:14). Those who do not obtain what they specifically request are often surprised by a different but better answer—and “no” is sometimes the best answer. See “Prayer” at Luke 11:2.

that the Father may be glorified in the Son. The close relationship of the Persons of the Trinity is shown in Jesus’ teaching on prayer.