2007-02-12 11:48:01 · 10 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I do. It covers a lot of ground so to speak. Perfect prayer
2007-02-12 12:04:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"sparkle1" has the right answer.
The instructions that Jesus gave to his disciples provide us with an authoritative answer. “When praying, do not say the same things over and over again, just as the people of the nations do,” he said, “for they imagine they will get a hearing for their use of many words.” So Jesus specifically told his followers to avoid repeating set formulas in their prayers.
‘But didn’t Jesus teach his disciples to repeat the Our Father, which is part of the rosary?’ someone may ask. It is to be acknowledged that Jesus provided a model prayer, which has come to be known as the Our Father, or the Lord’s Prayer. We should note, however, that he did so immediately after giving the above warning against saying “the same things over and over again.” That Jesus did not intend for the model prayer to be repeated by rote is also evident from differences in his expressions in the two recorded instances in which he taught his disciples to pray. (Matthew 6:9-15; Luke 11:2-4) The ideas Jesus expressed on those occasions were similar, but his words were not the same. This leads us to the conclusion that Jesus was simply providing models or examples of how his followers can pray and of what they can appropriately pray for. Most important, his words indicated who should be the recipient of prayer.
ON ONE occasion in 32 C.E., a disciple of Jesus observed Him praying. He could not hear what Jesus was saying to his Father, for it was probably a silent prayer. Nevertheless, when Jesus finished, the disciple said to him: “Lord, teach us how to pray.” (Luke 11:1) What prompted this request? Prayer was a regular part of Jewish life and worship. The Hebrew Scriptures contain numerous prayers in the book of Psalms and elsewhere. So the disciple was not asking to be taught something that he knew nothing about or that he had never done. Doubtless, he was familiar with the formalistic prayers of the religious leaders of Judaism. But now he had observed Jesus praying, and he likely sensed that there was a big difference between the sanctimonious prayers of the rabbis and the way Jesus prayed.
Most people who pray the "Lord's Prayer" do not even know what they are praying for, especially the part of the prayer that says: hollowed by thy name" "thy kingdom come" and "thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven" if you do not know this, do some research and find out what you are praying for.
2007-02-12 15:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not pray this prayer because of Matthew 6:7 which says we should not be saying the same things over and over. I do, however, pray according to the pattern set in this prayer and for things in the order of importance that this prayer places things.
2007-02-12 12:56:07 · answer #3 · answered by Sparkle1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
daily. it is the way that Martin Luther began and ended his day. It's not the only prayer in the morning or in the evening, it is the beginning. Have you ever sat down to pray and have just been blanked???? I think that this prayed gets our hearts right in order to pray more effectively.
2007-02-12 12:01:27 · answer #4 · answered by timmeresque 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
actually it truly is nice to wish to God as in the "Our Father". And your Catholic chum is likewise maximum ideal. seem upon the "lifeless" as announcing the "Our Father" so that you could God. Why are you proscribing their potential to wish for you in heaven? i won't be able to be efficient there is a few thing in the Bible that announces the lifeless can listen our prayers, yet you do not opt for the Bible to allow you to recognize each and every little element concerning to the actuality. Praying for the residing and lifeless is meditated in the doctrine of "community of Saints" which contain those in purgatory, heaven and earth.
2016-11-27 19:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i pray it even times a day during my free days. it is the prayer that our Lord Jesus taught us. let us focus in it instead of nasty prayers asking for something we really do not deserve. we must learn all about the Bible.
2007-02-12 12:17:04 · answer #6 · answered by alexis a 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont repeat prayers found in the Bible anymore than you quote practice sentences you learned in 6th grade english class.
I make my own.
2007-02-12 11:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do, but I usually use it as a guidline to focus my prayer.
2007-02-12 11:53:45 · answer #8 · answered by crimthann69 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do - but since I don't believe God is male (no divine genitals in heaven) and my own father was abusive, I say instead "Oh God, who art in heaven..."
2007-02-12 11:53:28 · answer #9 · answered by rtistathrt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh...you met jesus!time machine journey,right?
2007-02-12 11:52:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋