The most powerful and long lasting words that have formed what has come to be known as the Our Father are really a template for how we should pray. Biblical Prayers for specific situations are noted in many passages in scripture but the Lord’s prayer is actually a sample of how to pray.
The Apostles asked Christ to teach them to pray, as recorded in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. Jesus responded with these words, or similar ones depending on what version you read:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever and ever.
The Our Father is the standard for all biblical prayers and should be noted as such. The chanting of the Lord’s Prayer is a tradition in many religions but was not intended to substitute a personal prayer to God. It is adopted by many in the absence of words and should never be seen as the exclusive way to pray to God.
The essence of all Biblical Prayers is to share one’s heart with the Creator of the universe. To open our lives and souls in communion with our maker is why we pray. As we converse with our God we should establish an open relationship of love and obedience.
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