How to Say the Lord's Prayer.
The most widely known Christian prayer dates
all the way back to Jesus himself.
It can be found in the Gospels of Matthew
and Luke, though Matthew's version is the
one most commonly used.
You will need and a prayerful mind.
Step 1.
Close your eyes if you choose.
Some people feel it's easier to concentrate
this way, but it's by no means required.
Step 2.
Imagine yourself in God's presence.
Remember that prayer can happen anywhere,
even in a noisy crowd.
Step 3.
Begin the prayer out loud or silently to yourself.
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 in to temptation But deliver
us from evil.
Some Protestants say "debts" instead of "trespasses"
and "our debtors" instead of "those who trespass
against us."
Step 4.
If you're Protestant, continue with the ending,
known as a "doxology," which was likely added
in the early days of Christianity: For thine
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever.
Amen.
Step 5.
If you're Catholic, stop after "deliver us
from evil" unless you're at Mass, in which
case you'll say the doxology after the priest
says an intervening prayer.
Step 6.
If you're Orthodox, stop after "deliver us
from evil."
At the Divine Liturgy, the priest says the
doxology with an addition of the Trinity.
Then the Orthodox congregation says "Amen."
Did you know In the Gospel version of the
prayer, Jesus uses an intimate term for father
in Aramaic, "abba," closer to daddy than father.
