My Father's house will be a house of prayer!---Jesus
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray He told them to call God their Father. No Rabbi before Jesus had ever suggested such a thing! He then went on to give them a prayer we call the "Our Father". The early church memorized this prayer and even now many Christians know and pray this prayer daily. In this prayer, Jesus gives us a glimpse of His intimate human heart toward His Heavenly Father. Our Father---not "my" Father, Who art---God is, in Heaven---our true home is with God, hollowed be Thy Name---His name is Holy and we are to regard Him as such in every way, Thy Kingdom come---God is King not president and we should desire His kingdom and His ways, Thy will be done---His will is doable, on earth as it is in Heaven---there is hope for earth, give us this day our daily bread---the Greek translates "super-substantial" bread which the early Church knew to mean the true Bread from Heaven, the body of Jesus in the Eucharist, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us---As children of this Father, we are to be like Him in forgiving one another as He forgives us, and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil----the evil one is going to do all he can to steal our souls, and therefore, we should cry for mercy and help from our Father always. In other words, pray to your Father in humility and trust, for only He can deliver you.
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray He told them to call God their Father. No Rabbi before Jesus had ever suggested such a thing! He then went on to give them a prayer we call the "Our Father". The early church memorized this prayer and even now many Christians know and pray this prayer daily. In this prayer, Jesus gives us a glimpse of His intimate human heart toward His Heavenly Father. Our Father---not "my" Father, Who art---God is, in Heaven---our true home is with God, hollowed be Thy Name---His name is Holy and we are to regard Him as such in every way, Thy Kingdom come---God is King not president and we should desire His kingdom and His ways, Thy will be done---His will is doable, on earth as it is in Heaven---there is hope for earth, give us this day our daily bread---the Greek translates "super-substantial" bread which the early Church knew to mean the true Bread from Heaven, the body of Jesus in the Eucharist, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us---As children of this Father, we are to be like Him in forgiving one another as He forgives us, and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil----the evil one is going to do all he can to steal our souls, and therefore, we should cry for mercy and help from our Father always. In other words, pray to your Father in humility and trust, for only He can deliver you.
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