When YOU Pray, Say . . .

Jesus’ Disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach Us to pray.”  So He said to Them (His Disciples), “When YOU pray, say:” [“In this manner, therefore, pray:”]

“Our Father in Heaven
Hallowed be Your Name
Your Kingdom Come
Your Will be Done
On Earth, as it is in Heaven

Give Us this day, Our Daily Bread

[Give Us day by day, Our Daily Bread]

And Forgive Us Our debts

[And Forgive Us Our sins]

As We forgive Our debtors

[For We also forgive everyone, who is indebted to Us]

And do NOT Lead Us, into temptation
But Deliver Us, from the evil one
For Yours is The Kingdom and The Power and The Glory, Forever.  Amen.”

Then Jesus said, “For if YOU forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also Forgive YOU.  But if YOU do NOT forgive men their trespasses, neither will Your Father Forgive your trespasses.”

Let’s look at this Prayer, in more detail.

“Our Father in Heaven”

Acknowledges God Almighty is Our Father, and He resides in Heaven (Also, His Creation).

“Hallowed be Your Name”

Holy, Sanctified, Sacred, Consecrated, and Blessed is Your Name, God Almighty!

“Your Kingdom Come”

The Kingdom of God Almighty.

“Your Will be Done”

God Almighty, everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen, is completely at Your Bidding and with Your Complete Foreknowledge and Direction.

“On Earth, as it is in Heaven”

God Almighty, The Universe and everything in it, including the Earth, is completely Your Creation, and everything is known to YOU (God Almighty)

“Give Us this day, Our Daily Bread” [“Give Us day by day, Our Daily Bread”]

Reveal to each of Us (Believers), God Almighty, Your Will (for Our Life, God’s Path, created uniquely for each of Us), what do YOU (God Almighty) ask of me (Believer), Today?

“And Forgive Us Our debts” [“And Forgive Us Our sins”]

Please, God Almighty, forgive Us (Believers), the sin(s), We have committed against YOU (God Almighty), Today.  (Remember to sin, is to rebel against God Almighty)

“As We forgive Our debtors” [“For We also forgive everyone, who is indebted to Us”]

As We (Believers) will forgive those (Believers and Unbelievers) who wrong or sin against Us (Believers).

“And do NOT Lead Us, into temptation”

Please, God Almighty, keep Us (Believers) from giving into temptation, and committing a sin against YOU (God Almighty).

“But Deliver Us, from the evil one”

Please, God Almighty, Shield and Protect Us (Believers) from Satan (aka Lucifer, The Devil, etc.)

“For Yours is The Kingdom and The Power and The Glory, Forever.  Amen.”

God Almighty, All of Creation, The Universe, Heaven, the Earth, and everything in them, are Your Kingdom (Your Realm), and The Kingdom to Come, The New Heaven, New Earth, New Holy City, New Jerusalem, with All Your Power and Your Glory will Reign, Forever and ever.  Amen.

“For if YOU forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also Forgive YOU.  But if YOU do NOT forgive men their trespasses, neither will Your Father Forgive your trespasses.”

This one I think is self-explanatory.

This Simple Prayer, sets in place, All the things which define Our (Believers) Relationship with God Almighty.  It acknowledges God Almighty’s Existence, His Supreme Control over All His Creation, Our (Believers) Dependence on Him, Our (Believers) acknowledgement that We cannot stop sinning against Him, and most importantly, through His ONLY Son, Jesus Christ, We will be in God’s Immediate Presence, in The Kingdom to Come (The Kingdom of God Almighty), Forever and ever.  Amen.