
In my faith tradition, we can pray the Lord’s Prayer as it is written, or we can use the Lord’s Prayer as a pattern of supplication. Like a diamond, which has multifaceted beauty depending on the angle you see it, the Lord’s Prayer also teaches us a multifaceted kingdom-of-God reality. And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” (Matt. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. He said: “Therefore you should pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven your name be honored as holy.

One day Jesus was praying, and his disciples asked him to teach them to pray (Luke 11:1). I write these words not as an expert, but as fellow traveler on the road of life. What if prayer was a gift from God that was meant to be more than just asking him for stuff? Or what if prayer is more than just calling on God to get us out of the crisis, we find ourselves? What if we have prayer wrong? And if we are really being honest, we often find ourselves praying before we eat or we pray during a crisis. But if you and I are honest, prayer is difficult and boring most of the time. Watching these young football players with heads bowed emphasizes honoring something higher than football.

The story behind BYU and Boise State players joining hands to pray after a game
