When asked by the disciples how to pray, Jesus gave us the blueprint.. During the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6: 9-13 and again in Luke 11:2-4. He begins with "Our Father", not my father but immediately uniting all of us Christians as God's children. He is including us with Him in this prayer as we look to the Father. Jesus was called the "Son of God". Although not equating ourselves with Jesus, we too are sons and daughters of God. "But as many as received Him to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name". John1:12.Perhaps going forward when you pray the Our Father you will think about the fact that you are united with Christians around the world and all those who came before you. This is a strong link that unites us all.
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