The basis for all prayer is the object being prayed to. For many “God” can be a foreign “thing” that we need to manipulate with fervency to “get what we want.” But, Jesus changes that picture. God is his Father and, now, our Father too. That Father desires to give us good gifts. So we can go to Him with confidence and trust that when we ask He will respond with good things. The key is not fervent desire for things, but earnest longing for Him!