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The Lord’s Prayer

In Israel, there’s a place in the Mount of Olives called Pater Noster which is Latin for Our Father. In this church there are over 100 plaques everywhere of the Lord’s prayer translated in different languages. Try and think of 20 different languages and I bet you’ll get to 20 struggling. I have been to Pater Noster and will say that it’s pretty amazing to see the Lord’s prayer translated in that many languages. It tells me that this prayer is a worldwide thing.

The Lord’s prayer meets all of our needs. Isn’t it amazing to think about that? Jesus was showing us through this prayer that this was the form to pray. He didn’t need big words or prayers on the street. He was teaching us how to pray.

Now for Jesus to teach the Jews how to pray was a huge deal. The Jews were people who prayed. They would spend all day praying on the Sabbath. Praying 3 times a day. They prayed at their festivals. They even wore prayer shawls. And Jesus steps forward and gives them the Lord’s prayer. 

The Lord’s prayer is not just something you hang in your home or keychain. It’s a prayer from the heart of Jesus. It’s us telling God that He is holy and meets our every need; that we love Him and desire to be a prayerful person. We pray with the desire for God to do something great in and through us. 

I encourage you to recite the Lord’s prayer today. Pray it all week and encourage your household to learn it.