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"When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites!
They love to stand up and pray in the houses of worship
and on the street corners, so that everyone will see
them. I assure you, they have already been paid in full.
But when you pray, go to your room, close the door,
and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your
Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you.
When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words,
as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear
them because their prayers are long. Do not be like
them. Your Father already knows what you need before
you ask him. This, then, is how you should pray:
Our Father in heaven:
May your holy name be honoured;
may your Kingdom come;
may your will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us today the food we need.
Forgive us the wrongs we have done,
as we forgive the wrongs that
others have done to us.
Do not bring us to hard testing,
but keep us safe from the Evil One.
If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you,
your Father in heaven will also forgive you. But if you
do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive
the wrongs you have done.
Matt 6:5-15 |
