Lord, Teach Us to Pray

~~~ Galatians 2: 1-2, 7-14 ~~~ Psalm 117 ~~~ Luke 11: 1-4 ~~~

 

 

The disciples witness Jesus in prayer and they want to learn.

One of the greatest compliments you can pay someone is to imitate them.

To emulate another is a way of showing love and respect.

 

Jesus taught them to pray as he was praying to his Father.

Jesus did not say to his disciples,

'This is my prayer to my Father.

You must make up your own version.'

 

Jesus freely shared with them his own personal words.

The very words that were recorded and continue to be passed down to us today.

 

He said to them, "When you pray, say:

Father, hallowed be your name,
your Kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread
and forgive us our sins
for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,
and do not subject us to the final test."

 

We pray to the Father because it was the Father

who sent his only Son to be one of us.

Only the Father in heaven has a love so great.

 

Jesus knew he was sent into our world

to do the will of the Father.

Jesus knew that his actions were the result of the Father

acting through his person.

 

Jesus, even though God, begins with words of honor and praise.

The utmost respect of a Son for his Father....

'...hallowed be your name...'

 

 

It can be frightening to pray the Our Father

if you really think about the words you are saying.

 

It is not easy to say the words 'thy will be done';

sometimes we are not happy doing the will of God.

 

Sometimes we can or do not 'forgive those who trespass against us'.

 

This prayer given to us right out of scripture from Jesus himself,

is always calling us to be a better version of ourselves.

 

Truly praying the Lord's Prayer daily is equivalent to updating

your computer virus protection.

 

Everything has been given to us from the Father out of his

tremendous love for us.

 

God provides all that we need.

 

I invite you to take time today to slowly pray this awesome prayer.

Ask God for the gift of new insight to how these words

produce change in your heart.

 

"...Give us this day our daily bread..."

 

Lord in your mercy

"...forgive us our sins..."

 

So that through reciting your prayer;

 we may come to be a better and more holy person.