Meditating on God’s Deliverance When I pray the final phrase of the Lord’s Prayer — “Deliver us from evil” — I often express it as a distinct, personal plea. Although it closely follows “Lead us not into temptation” in the text, in my heart it feels like its own cry: an urgent reaching out to … Read more
When the Road Gets Rough: A Personal Meditation on Temptation and God’s Protection There’s a line in the Lord’s Prayer that I’ve struggled with for a long time: “Lead us not into temptation.” At first glance, it almost sounds like we’re begging God not to push us into wrongdoing, as if He might trick us … Read more
Introduction: The Most Personal Prayer Of all the phrases in the Lord’s Prayer, “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us” may be the most personal—and the most difficult. It touches on old wounds. It asks for something costly. And it carries both a warning and a promise. I prefer the … Read more
Introduction: Living in the Goldilocks Zone of Grace When Jesus taught us to pray, “Give us today our daily bread,” He wasn’t just giving us words to repeat. He was inviting us into a way of life—one grounded in dependence, humility, and daily trust. This line, brief and often recited without pause, goes far deeper … Read more
Introduction When we pray “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” we are not whispering a wish—we are pledging allegiance. This is not a passive surrender but an active enlistment into something far greater than ourselves. We are calling down the divine order of heaven into our everyday … Read more
Words We Say Without Thinking: Hallowed be Thy name We’ve heard it. We’ve said it. But how many of us truly understand it? This line from the Lord’s Prayer feels outdated. The word “hallowed” isn’t used in everyday speech. For a long time, I would just glide past it, unsure of its meaning or what … Read more
Starting with Our Father When Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, he didn’t begin with theology or technique. He began with relationship: “Our Father…” These two words are easy to say and easy to overlook. Many of us memorized the Lord’s Prayer as children. It flows so quickly from memory that we may never … Read more