The Lord's Prayer?

Question

When is it appropriate to say the Lord's Prayer? I mean, what prompts people to say it? Is it a situational prayer? What exactly does it mean?

Answer 1

The Lord's Prayer is just a model prayer.

Matthew 6:9 says "After this manner..."

The Bible also speaks about vain repititions - which I think any prayer not from the heart would be.

Two verses before the Lord's prayer, Matthew 6:7 "But when ye pray use not vain repititions, as the heathen do. For they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."

In my opinion, if you can't mean something you say the first time, you won't mean it the 50th time even though your emotions are all aroused by then.

My Pastor once said, "A true worship service is held in the prayer closet. You can't be a hypocrite in front of God."

Answer 2

Hi, a Theologian would tell you that this is a lifetimes work to explain as it holds such riches, so here`s just a fraction.
the Lord`s Prayer is the perfect prayer to the Father, it acknowledges God and Who He is, and gives praise to Him.
that the Kingdom of God should come by the cry of the faithful is magnificent,and that His holy Will be done by us on earth as those in Heaven do the will of God is the Saviors dearest wish and should be ours as well.
we ask God to provide for our every day needs(food) by way of His divine providence and this is an act of humble dependence on Him.
the next part is the one that is forgotten so readily, forgive us our sins(trespasses, faults) as we forgive those against us, now what we are saying in reality is if we who are sinful creatures will forgive then You merciful God will be so pleased that You will all the more forgive us, and if we hold back forgiveness then how can we expect Yours.
and then we ask God not to lead us into temptation but to deliver us from the evil one,in other words we ask God not to leave us helpless to our sinful weakness, and to break the subdue the activity of the devil around us and in the world.

Answer 3

Well, the Lord's prayer is a sample prayer. It contains the elements of prayer, and was never intended to be used as a prayer in and of itself.

The real lord's prayer is the one he said on the cross as he was dieing and it started out My God, My God why has Thou forsaken me? that prayer is the one Jesus prayed suffering on the cross. Another prayer that was Jesus praying was just before he was crucified and he was asking that the cup of suffering he was about to drink my pass, but he went on to say not my will, but thine be done.

Answer 4

It would be appropriate to say it anytime (unless you're only doing it to show off). It's how Jesus Christ said we should pray.

As for the meaning, it places God above all else, submits the person to the will of God, a request for his influence in our lives (for his glory), and acknowledges the need to extend forgiveness to others, as God so graciously extended to us through the blood of his son, Jesus Christ.