God wills that our desire should be exercised in prayer, that we may be able to receive what he is prepared to give. 30
Catechism number 2740
The prayer of Jesus makes Christian prayer an efficacious petition. He is its model, he prays in us and with us. Since the heart of the Son seeks only what pleases the Father, how could the prayer of the children of adoption be centered on the gifts rather than the Giver?