"Our Father" - a prayer left by the Lord Jesus Christ himself

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

Among the many prayers that exist in Christianity, there is one that Jesus Christ himself left us, and this is the Our Father prayer.

Famous theologians gave an interpretation of the prayer, but at the same time she left in herself a certain mystery, sincerity, inherent only to her. It may seem simple, but it has great meaning.

Of course, each of us guesses what this prayer is about, but at the same time, by pronouncing its text, any person puts his personal and deep meaning into it.

The Our Father Prayer is unique, it is special in that it was left by the Lord Jesus Christ himself when he taught his disciples to pray correctly.

It is built in a certain way and consists of 3 parts:

1. The first part of the prayer - in it we praise God.
2. Second - our requests to God.
3. The third part is the final part of the prayer.

In the prayer left by Christ himself, these parts are clearly visible. The first part starts with"Our Father" and ends in words where the glorification of God is visible - the Holiness of the Name, the will, the Kingdom; in the second part, we ask for urgent needs; and the final part begins with the words - "For yours is the Kingdom." In the prayer "Our Father" you can count seven petitions from the Lord. Seven times we speak of our need to God. Let's deal with all parts of the prayer in order.

Our Father

We call on our heavenly Father. Christ said that we must love the Father God and turn to him with trepidation, as if we were turning to our own dad.

Who is in heaven

Followed by the words "He who is in heaven." John Chrysostom believed that we, on the wings of our faith, flew above the clouds closer to God, not because he is only in heaven, but so that we, so close to the earth, more often looked at the beauty of heaven, turned all prayers and requests there. God is everywhere, in the soul of the one who believes in him, in the heart of the one who loves and accepts him. Based on this, we can conclude that believers can be called heaven, because inside they carry God. The Holy Fathers believed that the phrase “who is in heaven” is not a specific place in which God is located. From this we can conclude: in those who believe in God, who believe in Christ, there will be God. Our goal is for God himself to be within us.

Hallowed be thy name

The Lord Himself said that people should do such things so that their good deeds glorify God the Father. It is possible to sanctify God by doing good, not doing evil in life, to speak the truth, to be wise andprudent. To glorify our Heavenly Father with our lives.

Thy kingdom come

Christ believed that the Kingdom of God would come in the future, but at the same time, part of the Kingdom was already revealed to us during the life of Christ, He healed people, cast out demons, performed miracles, and thus a part of the Kingdom was revealed to us where there are no sick, hungry. Where people don't die, but live forever. The Gospel says that "Satan is the prince of this world." The demon has entered human life everywhere, from politics, where greed and malice rule, to economics, where money rules the world and a culture that is alien to feelings. But the elders believe that the Kingdom of God is approaching, and humanity is already at its borders.

Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth

Reverend Isaac of Skitsky believed that a true believer knows: a great misfortune or, conversely, happiness - the Lord does everything only for our benefit. He cares about the salvation of every person and does it better than we could do ourselves.

Give us our daily bread today

These words made theologians think long and hard about their meaning. The conclusion to which one can lean is that believers ask God to take care of them not only today, but also tomorrow, so that God will always be with people.

And leave us our debts, as we leave our debtors

At first glance it seems that everything is clear here. But it is worth paying attention that the word Duty means sin. And the Lord said that when we forgivesins of others, our sins will be forgiven.

And lead us not into temptation

We ask God not to let us feel the trials that we are unable to endure, such life difficulties that can break our faith, that will break us and lead us into sin, after that a person will become dishonored. We pray to God not to let this happen.

But deliver us from the evil one

This phrase is also easy to decipher. We ask God to protect us from evil.

For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen

Initially, the Lord's Prayer was without this concluding phrase. But this phrase was added to emphasize this prayer.

Now consider the text of the prayer in its entirety. She is very easy to remember. It is necessary to start your day with this prayer, before eating it is also read by believers, and it will also be good for her to end the day.

This is how the prayer “Our Father” sounds completely in Russian, and next to it you can see the text as it is presented in the prayer book. And you can visually compare both texts.

Another version of the Lord's Prayer in full. It does not differ much from the above text, but it will be useful as a separately saved version.

It is advisable to pray correctly, observing the stresses. A person who has recently come to faith will need this text of the prayer "Our Father" with accents.

Prayer is a conversation between a person and his Heavenly Father. We need to pray more often, and then the Lord will hear our requests and never leave us. We clearly saw the text of the prayer "Our Father" with and without accents. The Orthodox Church advises learning to pray correctly, observing the accent, intonation, but do not be upset if reading the prayer is difficult at first. The Lord sees the heart of a person and will not turn away from you, even if you make a mistake.