Life Resource

Many years ago, we had two foster children join our family for a short time down in Sarasota – two sisters ages 4 and 6. These children came from a very rough home, and church was not a big part of their lives. The first night at our house was traumatic. After being removed from their parent’s home, you can only imagine the tears. I remember when we finally got them settled down in their bedroom, I heard these two little voices praying together the Lord’s prayer – in the old King James Version.

Somewhere along the line, somebody had taught them this prayer. And it was for them a lifeline in a time of incredible stress. 

I wonder if you have prayers or scripture that you have memorized and that you say in times of need. For some people it is the Lord’s prayer, for others, it is the twenty-third Psalm, for others still it is a short passage from a Gospel or letter.  

It is the experience of many during troubled times, that drawing upon the tradition of prayer and the promise of scripture is a source of comfort and hope. 

Our prayer today is the Lord’s prayer. Feel free to say it along with me. Let us pray:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And, forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.