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 trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory.
For ever and ever. Amen
Holy Bible, (compilation from) Mathew 6:9-13; Luke 11:1-4
Many Bahá'ís throughout the world began their worship of God at the knees of their parents, and no doubt among the first prayers they learned (after “Now I lay me down to sleep…”) was “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Thus, this prayer became to many of us, almost a conditioned reflex,recited in our heads from time to time for many, many years throughout our lives, perhaps on a daily basis, until we met the Bahá'í Teachings.
Actually, the Lord’s Prayer is a sort of prelude to the Bahá'í Revelation, invoked by countless millions, acknowledging God’s presence in the world, and that He would one day bring the bounties of His Kingdom to humankind. In fact, Christians continue to invoke this Prayer in their worship with a certainty that His Kingdom will manifest in this world.
As Bahá'ís we are conditioned by our individual backgrounds, even though we now better understand the fulfillment and promise of that prayer. I wonder if we continue to savor its words, and remind ourselves that we as individuals have responsibilities to Him, as we go about our daily lives. The prayer is not a one-way street. The first half of it summarizes our certainty that His Kingdom will manifest in this world, while its second half provides some pretty specific requests that we would like His protection from, in those less-than-desirable qualities that we all recognize in ourselves.
Even though we now more fully understand that Prayer, its implications and promises, through the teachings of The Bahá'í Revelation, we find that more than ever we are expected to follow the direction it first taught us. We are most fortunate to have the wisdom and life of `Abdu'l-Bahá to guide us along the pathways of life in this day of extreme calamities throughout the world on a daily basis.
`Abdu'l-Bahá provided the example for us to follow as we fulfill the requirements of the Covenant that Bahá'u'lláh presented to us. We now have the fulfillment of the message that the Lord’s Prayer promised, and we should ask ourselves every day whether we do our part as we interact with our fellow human beings.
Hand of the Cause of God David Maxwell
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 trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory.
For ever and ever. Amen
Holy Bible, (compilation from) Mathew 6:9-13; Luke 11:1-4
Many Bahá'ís throughout the world began their worship of God at the knees of their parents, and no doubt among the first prayers they learned (after “Now I lay me down to sleep…”) was “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Thus, this prayer became to many of us, almost a conditioned reflex,recited in our heads from time to time for many, many years throughout our lives, perhaps on a daily basis, until we met the Bahá'í Teachings.
Actually, the Lord’s Prayer is a sort of prelude to the Bahá'í Revelation, invoked by countless millions, acknowledging God’s presence in the world, and that He would one day bring the bounties of His Kingdom to humankind. In fact, Christians continue to invoke this Prayer in their worship with a certainty that His Kingdom will manifest in this world.
As Bahá'ís we are conditioned by our individual backgrounds, even though we now better understand the fulfillment and promise of that prayer. I wonder if we continue to savor its words, and remind ourselves that we as individuals have responsibilities to Him, as we go about our daily lives. The prayer is not a one-way street. The first half of it summarizes our certainty that His Kingdom will manifest in this world, while its second half provides some pretty specific requests that we would like His protection from, in those less-than-desirable qualities that we all recognize in ourselves.
Even though we now more fully understand that Prayer, its implications and promises, through the teachings of The Bahá'í Revelation, we find that more than ever we are expected to follow the direction it first taught us. We are most fortunate to have the wisdom and life of `Abdu'l-Bahá to guide us along the pathways of life in this day of extreme calamities throughout the world on a daily basis.
`Abdu'l-Bahá provided the example for us to follow as we fulfill the requirements of the Covenant that Bahá'u'lláh presented to us. We now have the fulfillment of the message that the Lord’s Prayer promised, and we should ask ourselves every day whether we do our part as we interact with our fellow human beings.
Hand of the Cause of God David Maxwell