The spiritual sense of the Lord's Prayer

"Our Father which art in heaven."
Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious.


When Jesus gave his disciples his prayer, do you think he intended it to become some thoughtless ritual? Do you think he expected us to pray it without thinking? without caring? without understanding?

No.

In fact, all you have to do is read his powerful verbal rebukes to those who used "vain repetitions as the heathen use" and who paraded around as righteous without any sincerity in their heart.

No. He did not intend us to simply repeat the words like a bad habit. He expected his disciples - and therefore, us - to have a spiritual sense of the words, to intuitively listen "out loud" to his prayer - or better yet, listen to it - pray it - silently in the sanctuary of our heart. Just between us and God.

And why? Could it be that he knew if we prayed his prayer - and really spiritually sensed its meaning, really pondered, and comprehended it - that it would have an immense impact on our thoughts? on our actions? on our lives?

Jesus knew so intimately the spiritual sense of the Lord's Prayer. It was how he understood his Father, our Father. And so that is also how we should approach his prayer.

And when we do, it will be less about the words and the bended knee and more - much more - about the humble and contrite heart with which we pray it.

"For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever."
For God is infinite, all-power, all Life, Truth, Love, over all, and All.