Lord's Prayer

“When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites. They love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners and pray so people will see them. I tell you the truth, they already have their full reward. When you pray, you should go into your room and close the door and pray to your Father who cannot be seen.  Your Father can see what is done in secret, and he will reward you.

And when you pray, don’t be like those people who don’t know God. They continue saying things that mean nothing, thinking that God will hear them because of their many words. Don’t be like them, because your Father knows the things you need before you ask him. So when you pray, you should pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,

may you name always be kept holy.

May your kingdom come

and what you want be done,

here on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us the food we need for each day,

Forgive us our sins,

just as we have forgiven those who sinned against us.

And do not cause us to be tempted,

But save us from the Evil One. [The kingdom, the power, and the glory are your forever. Amen.]

Matthew 6: 5 – 13 (New Century Version)