Do you pray the Lord's prayer each week at church? Have you ever read the context around the prayer? The scripture before the prayer tells us how not to pray. The verse after tells us how to put the prayer into action.
Please read the following scripture, Matthew 6:5-15. Read it to understand and put God into action in your life and the world. Read it daily not out of ritual, but asking for GOd to authentically move in the hearts of 2020.
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
“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.’
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
AMEN!
Peace,
PB
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