Today we read a slightly different version of The Lord's Prayer as found in Luke. We are then invited to rewrite the prayer, adding our own "real life stuff". I wrote...
Your Name is HOLY, O Father!
Bring your kingdom throughout the earth so that we may have justice for all people, but especially for those we meet in our lives.
Provide good nourishing food to us every day - food for our bodies, our minds, and our souls - so that we can go into our world and be your example before others.
Forgive us when we do wrong... and when we do it again... and again. Help us forgive those who wrong us - even when they do it again and again.
And do not surround us with temptations - all the bright shiny beautiful objects which distract us from you.
The "grey words" on the bottom of p.21 contain a nice summary of The Lord's Prayer. "With this simple prayer, Jesus teaches us adoration, integrity, trust, compassion and dependence on God."
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