Amy Welborn on the Lord's Prayer
So often when we think about prayer, we focus on petitions and on ourselves. We begin by spilling out our guts to God about our problems, needs and the state of the world as we see it. But how does Jesus tell us how to pray?
By beginning in giving praise to God and acknowledging who God is.
Half the prayer is that - God is Father, God is holy, God reigns. Oh, and then...may we be sustained. May we be forgiven. May we be faithful in the face of temptation.
Amen.
Not a lot of words. No self-centered babbling. A lot of God, not much us.
As I said, a conscience-pricker.
A bit more, on a slightly different angle, from The Words We Pray.
