The Lord's Prayer is the model of prayer that Jesus taught us, as recorded in the gospels of Matthew and Luke.
Matthew 6:10-14 This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Luke 11:2-4 He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
And lead us not into temptation.’ ”
It is presented here in traditional and modern language:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. for ever and ever. Amen Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Your Kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours.
Now and for ever. Amen
This prayer is prayed daily by thousands of Christians, and can be seen both as a model for prayer, and as to be repeated as part of our daily prayer.
It starts by addressing God as our Father in heaven, that although His name is honoured, and above all other names, we are His children. As such, we occupy a place of privilege, and He wants us to spend time in prayer with Him.
We then pray that God's Kingdom, or rule, will become the norm on earth, replacing human rules and governments, which too often are driven by greed and power. Only then do we turn to our own needs, and ask our Father for our basic human needs to be satisfied, and that He would forgive the wrong things that we have done. We ask for God's guidance and protection as we journey through life. Finally we turn back to God, and acknowledge His supremacy and position as the Almighty ruler.
Pointers for Prayer : Pray the prayer through, and then take one of the phrases. Spend a few moments reflecting on that phrase, for example, imagining what it means for God's Kingdom to come, or how we forgive those who sin against us. Then use these thoughts for further prayer, finally coming back to pray through the Lord's Prayer again.
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2007-07-04 14:26:48
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answered by Anonymous
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The Lords prayer was never meant to be repeated and repeated as a prayer by itself. The whole point of it was to provide a guideline of how prayers should be constructed. ie. a couple of notes.... 1 - God in heaven, let your name be sanctified (get to know Gods name, because it's NOT lord, God, Father - those are titles only, check out Psalms 83v18), in other words people are to praise his name and let it be known. 2 - Let your kingdom come on the earth, as it already is in heaven. In other words, there is already a perfect kingdom in heaven, and now we should want that also to be upon the earth. (God or Jesus doesn't actually rule this world at this moment in time, Satan does - 1John 5v19) 3 - Daily bread - be thankful for what food etc.. you have available, don't make the pursuit for more and more (excessively) you're goal. 4 - Forgive - we cannot ask God for forgiveness if we don't forgive other people. 5 - Keep us from temptation and the wicked one - we have to make a conscious effort not to put ourselves in temptations way. This is like asking for the strength and wisdom to refrain from doing bad, and to help the person stay seperate from the bad things in the world around. I hope any of that helps.
2016-05-18 03:10:54
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answered by ? 3
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We all teach our children to repeat the Lord's Prayer: and yet we must often have been painfully aware that they were using words of which they did not know the meaning.
We could not pray to God rightly unless He taught us.
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2015-08-24 01:26:19
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answered by Patrick 1
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Matt 6:10-14
Our Father who art in Heaven hallowed be thy name, give us this day our daily bread, forgive our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven, lead us not in to temptation but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom the power and glory forever amen...
2007-07-04 15:13:37
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answered by Abbasangel 5
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Traditions says... it is when we pray."our father...."
The Lords prayer is when He is alone in the garden and kneels to pray.
Luke.22:41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down *, and prayed,
22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
2007-07-04 14:29:21
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answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
2007-07-04 14:28:12
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answered by S.F. Girl 4
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if i remember correctly it is in matthew,
www.catholiceducation.org has great commentary on this, look for either the lords prayer or for scott hahn. hope this helps and god bless.
2007-07-05 00:55:51
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answered by fenian1916 5
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are father in sunnyvale,give us this day our daily fifty points,forgive us our abrasive, pointed, non abusive answers,forgive us our grammer mistakes,lead us not into making baseless abuse complaints,and deliver us from your slow to nonexistent appeals department,for thine are the cables,software,and money investiture$,now and at the hour of the next merger
2007-07-04 14:36:50
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answered by quackpotwatcher 5
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See http://www.bcbsr.com/topics/pray_ourfather.html for a study guide
2007-07-04 14:47:57
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answered by Steve Amato 6
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+ "Teach us how to pray," the disciples said to Jesus. (Luke 11, 1) He answered by teaching them the prayer we call the Our Father or The Lord's Prayer.
The Lord's Prayer is a basic Christian prayer. As a model of prayer, every Christian learns it by heart. It appears everywhere in the church's life: in its liturgy and sacraments, in public and private prayer. It is a prayer Christians treasure.
Though we memorize it as a set formula, the Lord's Prayer shouldn't be repeated mechanically or without thought. Its purpose is to awaken and stimulate our faith. Through this prayer Jesus invites us to approach God as Father. Indeed, the Lord's Prayer has been called a summary of the gospel.
+ Our Father, who art in heaven,
+ hallowed be thy name.
When Moses approached God on Mount Sinai, he heard a voice saying, "Do not come near; put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." An infinite chasm separates us from the transcendent God.
In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus invites us to draw near to God who is beyond human understanding, who dwells in mystery, who is all holy. We can call God "our Father".
Calling God "Father" does not mean that God is masculine. God is beyond the categories of gender, of masculine or feminine. None of our descriptions of God is adequate. God, who is "in heaven", whose name is holy, cannot be fully known by us.
By calling God "Father" we are more rightly describing ourselves and our relationship with God. Jesus teaches that we have a filial relationship with God; God sees us as if we were a daughter or a son. And we, on our part, can approach God in the familiar confident way a child approaches a loving parent. What is more, we approach God through God's only Son, Jesus Christ, who unites us to himself.
+ Thy Kingdom come,
+ thy will be done,
+ on earth as it is in heaven.
God's kingdom. Jesus often said that God's power would appear and renew all creation. God like a mighty king would rule over the earth according to a plan that unfolds from the beginning of the world. God's kingdom would be marked by peace and justice. Good would be rewarded and evil punished. The kingdom, according to Jesus, is not far off, but already present in our midst, though not yet revealed.
In the Lord's Prayer we pray that God's kingdom come, that God's will, which is for our good, be done on earth as it is in heaven.
+ Give us this day our daily bread.
We are God's children. What can be more childlike than this petition in which we pray for our daily bread, a word that describes all those physical, human and spiritual gifts we need to live. With the confidence of children we say: "Give us this day what we need."
+ Forgive us our trespasses,
+ as we forgive those who trespass against us.
This petition of the Lord's Prayer is a demanding one. Not only do we ask God's forgiveness for our daily offenses, but we link God's forgiveness of us with our forgiveness of others. Forgiving others is not always easy to do. We need God's help to do it. But it must be done or we ourselves cannot receive God's mercy.
+ And lead us not into temptation,
+ but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Life is not easy. It is a daily battle. Trials like sickness and failure can crush our spirits. False values and easy promises can entice us and even destroy our souls. And so we ask God to keep us from failing when we are tested, to help us to know the right thing to do, to deliver us from the evil awaits us in life.
The Lord's Prayer sums up the teaching of Jesus. It is also a prayer that offers the grace of Jesus: his reverence for God, his childlike confidence in his Father, and his power to go bravely through life no matter what comes. When we pray his prayer, his spirit becomes our own.
+ With love in Christ.
2007-07-04 15:31:57
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answered by imacatholic2 7
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