Luke 11 opens with Jesus praying, and His disciples asking Him to teach them. The prayer He gave is short but deep. We come to God as Father, which tells us He is close and loving. We ask first for His name to be honored and His Kingdom to come. Then we bring our needs to Him: bread for each day, forgiveness, and help in temptation. Because we are forgiven, we also forgive everyone who wrongs us.
Jesus encouraged persistent prayer. A friend at midnight finally gets up because his neighbor keeps knocking. God is not a grumpy neighbor, but the point is clear: keep asking, keep seeking, keep knocking. If sinful fathers know how to give good gifts, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask.
The rest of the chapter shows that people responded to Jesus differently. Some said He cast out demons by Beelzebul, but Jesus showed He was stronger than the strong man. A woman praised His mother, and Jesus answered that those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed. He warned a generation that wanted signs, and He scolded the Pharisees for looking clean on the outside while being greedy inside.