Love - Lord, Teach Us How to Pray. Contemplations on the Prayers Jesus Taught Us

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LoveContemplations on the Prayers Jesus Taught Us"Lord, teach us how to pray."His talmidim asked, and Jesus answered. But down through the centuries, much of the meaning behind his words has been lost in translation. Love reopens the prayers Jesus taught us so that we understand their depth and their reach, not only as prayers for ourselves, but as prayers for the whole world.Line by line, Love walks through the prayer we call the Lord's Prayer: Our Father in heaven. Hallowed be your name, your very Presence. Your kingdom come, your will be done. Our daily bread. Forgiveness as we forgive. Leading us away from temptation. Deliverance for all of us from evil.Inside, you will discover: What "hallowed be thy name" meant to Jesus' listeners, and why praying "in Jesus' name" is not an incantation Praying according to his will, and why he hears us Prayer as conversational worship all day long, not a list we present to a distant God Made as his imagers: willing participants in creative collaboration with God The wise, the fool and the corrupt, and how to pray for justice and for our enemies How walking in Jesus' attitudes prepares us for fruit of the Spirit language and actions in every interaction As God's righteousness flows through us, our prayers avail much. Pray the prayers he taught us, as he taught us, for the whole world, that our children know him, our families be strong and the division of our nations be reversed.Love is the second book in the Life, Love and Leading series. Scripture quotations are from the ESV.