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Why do we learn the Lord's prayer?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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The model prayer for Christians is not praise, Thanksgiving, meditation, or contemplation, but petition. It is asking God for something. This prayer of petition seeks two objects. First, one who prays in this way implores God to act so as to achieve His purpose in this world. Second, one who prays in this manner requests God to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the disciples. It is significant that the petitions come in the order they do: first, God's vindication; then, the disciples satisfaction. Such a prayer of petition assumes a certain view of God. A God to whom one prays in this way is assumed to be in control; He is able to answer. He is also assumed to be good; He wants to answer. The Father to whom Jesus taught His disciples to pray is One who is both in control and good.

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