"Be not ye therefore like unto them, for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen."
3 Nephi 13:8-13
Christ tells us in the first verse of the selection that Heavenly Father already knows what we need. So the example prayer becomes more interesting at that point, because although it is directed to our Father, in a lot of ways it is a conversation filled with reminders for us. God already knows. :) Prayer isn't about God's need for worship, but about our need to connect with God, and to understand that relationship and its importance in our lives.
Today, let's remember that we need to forgive, and avoid temptation, and look to God for help and strength. Let's remember that His will is way more wise and appropriate than our will. Let's look to him, respect his value in our lives, and learn to love him as he loves us.
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen."
3 Nephi 13:8-13
Christ tells us in the first verse of the selection that Heavenly Father already knows what we need. So the example prayer becomes more interesting at that point, because although it is directed to our Father, in a lot of ways it is a conversation filled with reminders for us. God already knows. :) Prayer isn't about God's need for worship, but about our need to connect with God, and to understand that relationship and its importance in our lives.
Today, let's remember that we need to forgive, and avoid temptation, and look to God for help and strength. Let's remember that His will is way more wise and appropriate than our will. Let's look to him, respect his value in our lives, and learn to love him as he loves us.
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