The New Testament records that one day a disciple asked Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Jesus replied: “When you pray, say …” and then he proceeded to give what is called “The Lord’s Prayer” (Matthew 6:9–13, and Luke 11:2–4).
We see that this prayer was probably intended as a model, which could be used as an outline and expanded in our own words, by the fact that the wording is different in the two gospels in which it occurs – so reciting its exact words is clearly not as important as following its points.
Today we have uploaded a guide showing how the points included in the Lord’s Prayer can be expanded in our own words for regular formal prayer which effectively covers all aspects of our relationship with God. This “how-to” article is “Using the Lord’s Prayer as a Guide” on our Tactical Living page. If you would like to see how you can use the Lord’s Prayer for fuller and more meaningful prayer, you can read it here.
