Over the next week or so we are going to do a little dive into the Lord’s Prayer.
Found in Matthew 6:9-13 and though we call it the Lord’s Prayer, it’s really ours, as He never sinned.
Jesus said to His disciples, “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.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.'” – Matthew 6:9-13.
The first thing I notice is the word ‘Our’.
We talk so much about our relationship with God, and rightly so.
But we need to remember our need to be in relationship with one another.
‘Our’ and ‘Us’ is mentioned a number of times throughout this prayer.
‘I’ or ‘me’ is never used.
When we regularly pray the Lord’s prayer, indeed as individuals we are blessed, but surely there is a blessing collectively too.
A praying community should lift everyone up.
I encourage you, to regularly pray (daily) the Lord’s prayer ….
and to encourage as many friends and family members to pray it too.
We all get blessed, when we do.
We’ve better together and that’s why gathering together as the church is so important.
See you tomorrow.
