Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13
There have been times when I read this passage and, just for curiosity's sake, tried to pray something that is not included in this prayer. I couldn't. There are all kinds of workshops and outlines which attempt to "teach" you to pray. But I'm pretty sure Jesus covered all the bases about two thousand years ago.
The crazy-awesomeness of God never ceases to amaze me. Two thousand years ago, God knew that Christians would try to overanalyze everything about the Bible (which, I firmly believe, was not meant to be overanalyzed), that He laid prayer out for us. . . plain and simple. Just like that.
Wow.
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1 comment:
hey dan, love the observation. It's true there is so much packed into that statement directing us as to how to pray.
Jeff has an awesome book on it - you should ask him what the title is?
Keep on writing!!!
K
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