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The Lord's Prayer
The
Lord's Prayer is the model of prayer that Jesus taught us, as recorded in the gospels of
Matthew and Luke ( .) It is presented here in
traditional and modern language:
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Our
Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. for ever and ever. Amen
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Our
Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your Kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours.
Now and for ever. Amen |
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The
Lords prayer, or the "our Father prayer" is prayed daily by thousands of
Christians, and can be seen both as a model for prayer, and as to be repeated as part of
our daily prayer.
It starts by addressing God as our Father in heaven, that although His name is honoured,
and above all other names, we are His children. As such, we occupy a place of privilege,
and He wants us to spend time in prayer with Him.
The Lords prayer then moves on to pray that God's Kingdom, or rule, will become the norm
on earth, replacing human rules and governments, which too often are driven by greed and
power. Only then do we turn to our own needs, and ask our Father for our basic human needs
to be satisfied, and that He would forgive the wrong things that we have done. We ask for
God's guidance and protection as we journey through life. Finally we turn back to God, and
acknowledge His supremacy and position as the Almighty ruler.
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| Pointers for Prayer : Pray the Lords Prayer through, and
then take one of the phrases. Spend a few moments reflecting on that phrase, for example,
imagining what it means for God's Kingdom to come, or how we forgive those who sin against
us. Then use these thoughts for further prayer, finally coming back to pray through the
Lord's Prayer again. |
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