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[Jesus] was praying in a certain place,
and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach
us to pray just as John taught his disciples." 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.'" |
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Gospelthink:
I taught my disciples to pray saying praise God, ask for God's help, forgive
us, and be aware of your final end. Lord, may I pray
always with meaning. |
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"Lessons learned, bridges burned
to the ground, and it’s too late now to put out the fire; tables turned, and
I’m the one who’s burning now. Well, I’m doing alright, ‘til I close my
eyes, and then I see your face, and it’s no surprise: just like that, I’m
crawling back to you just like you said I would. I swallow my pride;
now, I’m crawling back to you. I’m out of my head, can’t wait any longer,
down on my knees. I thought I was stronger." |
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There is little doubt that the most common prayer
that is said in the Christian churches is what we have come to call the
"Our Father." The shorter form of the prayer in
Luke's Gospel is probably closer to Jesus’ words according to Scripture
scholars. The prayer is significant for the Christian because of a number of reasons, one of them being the stress that
Jesus places on forgiveness. As he verbalizes the prayer, Jesus says that a
principal part of our prayer to God must be asking for forgiveness, and at
the same time, saying to our God that we will forgive others. In Jesus' mind,
forgiveness, both asking for it and giving it, is among the most important
directives for a Christian. |
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PRAYER 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. Be
with us, we pray. |
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