9 Pray then like this:
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread,
12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
hallowed be your name.
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread,
12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
(Matthew 6)
Notice that Jesus did not say: "Pray This", but pray LIKE this. In Luke's presentation of the Gospel, this is placed in response to the disciples asking Jesus HOW to pray. We need to pray worshipfully - acknowledging God as Soveriegn and able to respond to us. He is wise enough to know what is best. We are not the center of the universe. We are to pray jointly - with oneness of spirit with others: Give and Forgive US, Lead US, Deliver Us. We are also to pray with a reality and humility the expresses our vulnerability: we fail and we fall, needing His help desperately. If we will just follow the how of prayer, then what to pray will easily fall into place. We will have no lack of things to talk with God about. He will have an earful, and we will have our hearts full.
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