The Lord’s Prayer is said to be the synopsis of the gospel. It is commonly known as Our Father and is recited by Christians as well as other people of faith throughout the world.
The prayer is the instruction given by Jesus at the request of one of his disciples to teach them to pray as John taught his disciples.
Today, most Christians conclude the prayer with a doxology, a later addendum appearing in some manuscripts of Matthew.
The prayer is said to be liberating and one that reawakens spiritual connectivity to the human family as well as to the creator – God.
The prayer as it occurs in Matthew 6:9–13
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
The prayer with doxology
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.
[The 1928 BCP adds:
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.]
Amen.
