Message from the Pastor

The Lord’s Prayer is a much-loved saying of Jesus. During our Sunday     

morning services in the first few months of 2025 we will be examining it

in detail. For many people it is the only Christian saying they know off

by heart. For many it is an essential part of the day, a ritual that is used

as part of spiritual discipline. However, it can become so over-familiar

                                                                 that it is simply recited ‘parrot-fashion’ without thinking about the                                                                          meaning of its words.

There is nothing wrong of course in using it as a stand-alone prayer,

indeed we at times say it together in our services. However, it is far

more than simply a prayer to be used in its stated form. I believe that,

above all, Jesus intended it to be used as a model for praying, and I

hope and trust that we will benefit from seeing it this way over the next

few months.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours

now and for ever.

Amen.

    Alan