OUR FATHER A REFLECTION ON THE PRAYER OUR

OUR FATHER: A REFLECTION ON THE PRAYER OUR SAVIOR TAUGHT US

Our Father

Our Father: we are connected with each other

Our Father: we are not alone

Our Father: we belong to one family

Our Father: we are connected with each other we are not alone we belong to one family

Who art in Heaven

Who art in Heaven: God dwells in accessible Light, Far above and beyond us, yet we are invited to intimate communion with Him

forever and ever.

Hallowed be Thy Name

Hallowed be Thy Name: God alone is Holy

Hallowed be Thy Name: God alone is Holy God alone is Good

Hallowed be Thy Name: God alone is Holy God alone is Good We aspire to be like Him.

Thy Kingdom Come Not just a prayer – a job for us to do

Thy Kingdom Come: We are to help build His Kingdom through the right use of our free will

Thy Will be done on Earth – as it is in Heaven.

This life on Earth is not all there is.

Our life can continue in Heaven where the communion of saints and angels await our arrival.

Give us this day our daily bread

We can trust God to provide what we need every day of our lives

And forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us

Forgiveness is a hallmark of His followers and a requirement to receive mercy.

And lead us not into temptation

God is good and does not trick us or tempt us or try us beyond our strength

He helps us to be good by giving us His grace.

But deliver us from evil. Amen.

We trust God to protect us from that which is dangerous to us seen and unseen.