Considering how Jesus taught us to pray

[Frank Giuliani]

Our Father who art in Heaven.

Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.

In the above four sentences, Jesus teaches us here to establish in our minds who and where God is and that we desire our hearts to be filled with the willingness to do His will here on this earth.

Give us this day our daily bread.

We ask that God give us what we need to sustain our life here.

And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.

This is a very important part of the prayer as it asks for forgiveness based upon our ability to forgive others. Please consider this closely.

Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

Here we ask God to do what He will always do if it is our hearts desire.



Bottom line is this. Our prayers should always be that we are seeking to know and follow God’s will. God is all knowing past, present and future. Our prayers for anything other than complete acceptance of God’s plan and gratitude for his Love for us are futile and will bear no fruit. Do we really believe that as we pray we can change God’s mind about anything?

When we accept God’s plan for us completely, we then know his Peace and Love.

When we try to put our will on to God we live a life full of disappointments.