An introduction to a new blog on "Prayer." What is your favorite version of the Lord's Prayer?

[Editor's note: We will begin posting Tiffany's sharing on prayer here until we launch her blogsite.]

By Tiffany Loosvelt

As you may know, there are many versions of the Lord's prayer. We've shared some examples in a link here»

This one from New Zealand is one of my favorites:

O most Compassionate Life-giver, 

may we honor and praise you; 

May we work with you to establish your new order of justice peace and love; 

Give us what we need for growth, 

And help us, through forgiving others, to accept forgiveness.

Strengthen us in the time of testing, that we may resist all evil, 

For all tenderness, strength and love are yours, now and forever. 

Amen.    (Bill Wallace, Aootearoa/New Zealand)

Of course, The Lord's Prayer with its spiritual sense as written in Science and Health With Key To The Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy is the most inspiring to me.  I go over it silently or audibly, often and I'm very grateful to have learned it in Sunday School:

Our Father which art in heaven,
     Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious,

Hallowed be Thy name.
     Adorable One.

Thy kingdom come.
     Thy kingdom is come; Thou art ever-present.

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
     Enable us to know, — as in heaven, so on earth, — 
     God is omnipotent, supreme.

Give us this day our daily bread;
     Give us grace for to-day; feed the famished affections;

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
     And Love is reflected in love;

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;
     And God leadeth us not into temptation, but delivereth us
     from sin, disease, and death.

For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
     For God is infinite, all-power, all Life, Truth, Love, over all, and All.

(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 16:26–15)

Do you know of another version of the Lord's Prayer that you've heard and appreciate, or have any other prayers you'd like to share? (Please add it to the comments.)

Next week, I'd like to share a prayer that I learned as a child from my best friend at the time, and I still remember today. 

Please share (in the comments) any children's prayers that still mean something to you and/or the little one's in your life!

 

Lovingly,

Tiffany