Believe 12: "Lord, Teach Us To Pray" by John A. McKee

Believe 12:  PRAYER

"Lord, Teach Us To Pray"

The Lord loved His Disciples
With unimaginable love.
He showed that in so many ways.

We can all rest assured
He loves us just as much
And He shall for the rest of our days.

Jesus was with His Disciples
In a certain place
After His prayer to the Father one day.

When one of them asked
Of the Lord Jesus Christ.
"Lord, won't you teach us to pray?"*

So he taught them a short,
But a simple prayer...
Quite an easy prayer to recall...

A prayer still in use
By Christians worldwide...
A prayer that is used by us all.

Although it contains
But thirty-seven words
(According to Luke chapter eleven)

It says all to our God
That's required to assure us
Of life eternal with Him in His Heaven.

It addresses the Father
And hallows His name...
With a plea that His Kingdom come.

The prayer then petitions
For our daily bread
Ever mindful of where it comes from.

It pleads with our God,
To, "Forgive us our sins"
As we forgive the sins of our brothers.

God wants us to forgive
Those by whomwe've been wronged.
We're expected to be Christ'like toward others.
"And lead us not into temptation" He said,
As Jesus concluded His prayer.

If you listen intently
You can hear His words ring
Just as clearly as if you were there.

Do not make a pretense
Of lengthy prayers before men,
Whenever you pray to the Lord.

That's what hypocrites do,
Jesus said to Disciples,
"They have received their reward."**

Do not try to improve
On the prayer Jesus taught...
Do not add to or take from it's text...

For the Lord's Prayer we recite
Will help us get through this life
Into the spiritual realm of the next.

* Luke 11:1-4
** Matthew 6:5

relig_28 by:  John A. Mckee, July 30, 1996
Used by Permission - by John A. McKee
                 January 18, 2016


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