Prayers of Jesus

There are a number of times in which the canonical gospels describe Jesus Christ praying to God.

Recorded prayers

The gospels record words that Jesus spoke in prayer:

Thanking God for his revelation
Before the raising of Lazarus
"Father, glorify your name"
His prayer in John 17
Three prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane
Three prayers on the cross:
*"Father forgive them; for they know not what they do"
*"My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
*"Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit"

Other references to Jesus praying

Other references to Jesus praying include:

At his baptism
Regular times of withdrawal from the crowds to pray.
After healing people in the evening
Before walking on water
Before Commissioning of the [Twelve Apostles|choosing the Twelve]
Before Peter's confession
At the Transfiguration
Before teaching his disciples the Lord's Prayer
Jesus says that he has prayed for Peter's faith

In addition to this, Jesus said grace before the feeding miracles, at the Last Supper, and at the supper at Emmaus.

Variation in Jesus' prayers

When Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, he did so with his face to the ground. On the other hand, in John 11:41 and 17:1, he looked upwards as he prayed.
R. A. Torrey asserts that Jesus prayed early in the morning as well as all night, that he prayed both before and after the great events of his life, and that he prayed "when life was unusually busy".