Do you say this prayer? If so why do you? If not why don't you?

Question

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Luke 11:2-4 KJV HOLY BIBLE

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Answer 1

I don't say that prayer because I'm not Christian.

Answer 2

First of all when this prayer was quoted in the scriptures it was an educational lesson for the followers of Jesus. A statement was made just before the Prayer that said something to the effect "Teacher, teach us what we should do and say in our prayers" and which he said to the followers, "You should pray then this way" which means that every prayer was to be to the Father in heaven, and they should hallow or honor his name. They should pray for the kingdom to com and for God's will to be don on the earth as it was already being done in the heavens. then they were instructed to be thankful for what they have for some did not even have food to eat. Forgivness of the sins would not take place until the death of Jesus which was part of the lesson that the follower figured out years later. And then the remaining part lead un not into temptation really means to allow us to handle temptation in a manner that suits God which in turn will deliver us from evil or make us behave ourselves.

A part of the prayer that was added was In Jeasus name we pray. That was added at the death of Jesus because only thru Jesus can we get to God. First we must pray to God thru Jesus otherwise prayers are not heard.

Answer 3

All the time;

Our father which are in Heaven. (acknwledgin he is the father in heaven)
Hallowed be thy name. ( his name is holy)
Thy kingdom come. ( his kingdom come down to eart.)
thy will be done( his will be done and not our own)
in heaven as in earth( his will is done in heaven and we pray to have it done in earth)
Give us this day our daily bread( give us food today what we need today and today only wo don't know about tomorow)
forgive our sins and we forgive those that sin against us. Lead us not into temptation.
( don't let us be tempted to take the mark of the beast when the time comes) deliver us from evil( when evil falls upon this earth help us get to the place of saftey)
In Jesus Holy name so be it.

Answer 4

I don't use that version. And it looks odd, but I checked it and all the online versions say that.

I use a newer English version with the word sin. "Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us" I say the Lord's prayer each night with my prayers for Compline.

A word to those that say a prayer should not be memorized and that all prayer should be spontaneous. I think it enriches your prayer life to do both. There are times to pray the Psalms, and yes, I know some of them by heart. And there are times to just talk to God. When you are doing the ones you know or are reading, your mind is occupied so that your soul can come closer to God. There is a deeper communication there than the people who do not do this type of prayer understand.

Answer 5

For anyone who really means what they pray, when they pray the "Lord's Prayer".....it is a very difficult prayer to actually state with full intent to a Higher Power.

In my opinion, Jesus taught the prayer as an example of a truthful communication with God, but some religious people take the words much too lightly and forget to put intent behind those words when speaking with their God.

I used to try to say the prayer....but I can't honestly submit my will to God and I can't honestly say that I have fully forgiven everyone that has ever harmed me. I am not worthy of the prayer, so I no longer attempt to recite it.

Peace!

Answer 6

I love the Lord's Prayer. I say it often, usually when I feel stressed and can't seem to focus on any one thought. I say it really slow and try to think about what each phrase might mean in whatever caused my stressed out feeling. Usually by the time I am done, I feel calm and focused again. Then I can pray to Jesus for all the sins I may have committed while I was stressed and not focused on God.

Answer 7

I used to but it was a bit different.

was diff from... On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspases as we forgive those who tresspass against us, and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

I don't say it anymore because i do not believe in it anymore. The only reason i remember it is because it's pretty much burnt into my brain, from all through school .

Answer 8

I love saying this prayer.

The Lord's Prayer is the perfect prayer, given to us by the perfect man, who is also God.

Can't beat that!

And even those who mistakenly believe that prepared prayers are in some way offensive to God can learn to properly form and structure their own prayers according to the one Jesus gave us.

Interestingly enough, Jesus does not tell us that we must mention his name, or pray THROUGH him in order to pray to our Father.

Evidently, his idea of being the one mediator between God and man must be somewhat different than that of the Protestant reformers.

Answer 9

No. Prayer is not supposed to be repetitive or memorized. It is supposed to be a conversation between you and God. It is relational, not habitual. This prayer was Jesus' example. It was not meant to be copied word for word in our prayer life. Think about it. If you went to your father and only had one thing , the same thing to say to him every time you saw him, don't you think he would begin to tire of your routine and ask you to speak your mind? God wants a two way conversation. He wants you to worship him and talk to him. And He will talk back if you listen to your heart.

Answer 10

That is an example prayer for the disciples. It is mistakenly called the Lord's prayer, but it is not. The disciples asked Jesus how they should pray and he gave this example with all the elements each prayer should have.

Answer 11

This is the Lord's Prayer. I normally use a personal prayer when speaking with OUR FATHER. I ask HIM to assist others, I thank HIM for the things HE has given my family and I, and I ask HIM to give others what they have need for If it is HIS WILL. Have a great evening!
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