I think this is very useful information, and an accurate depiction of what Christ was trying to convey to us (humans with finite minds) when he instructed us how to pray.
We aren't to PRAY this prayer, so much as we were meant to take the pieces of it and realize the necessity for WHY Jesus taught us to pray like this. My understanding was that the Lord's Prayer was given to us as a guide on HOW to pray. Jesus answered the disciples' question on how to pray by giving us permission to go to the Father ourselves and praise Him, ask for many specific things, one being forgiveness, and know that we will receive it. I don't believe He meant it to be recited in a monotone voice during a church service. He was instructing us on how to have a conversation with our Heavenly Father.
I love the outline and expansion here, and I'm going to post it in my cubicle to read and reread as often as necessary. Thank you for your insight. This was well-written!
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We aren't to PRAY this prayer, so much as we were meant to take the pieces of it and realize the necessity for WHY Jesus taught us to pray like this. My understanding was that the Lord's Prayer was given to us as a guide on HOW to pray. Jesus answered the disciples' question on how to pray by giving us permission to go to the Father ourselves and praise Him, ask for many specific things, one being forgiveness, and know that we will receive it. I don't believe He meant it to be recited in a monotone voice during a church service. He was instructing us on how to have a conversation with our Heavenly Father.
I love the outline and expansion here, and I'm going to post it in my cubicle to read and reread as often as necessary. Thank you for your insight. This was well-written!