"In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done in earth as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:9, 10)
"If all we ever pray for is what we need or want, we are shaping ourselves to become narrow and selfish. If we pray for the things of God's kingdom, we will also be drawn into the concerns and realities of that kingdom. Thus our lives will begin to reflect these new values. Change the focus and concern of our prayers, and our values and lifestyle will also begin to change." (Bonhoeffer)
"God's name, God's kingdom, God's will must be the primary object of Christian prayer. Of course it is not as if God needed our prayers, but they are the means by which the disciples become partakers in the heavenly treasure for which they pray." (From Bonhoeffer's The Cost of Discipleship)
Father, in Jesus' Name, I want to pray as You teach me to pray. Amen.
"If all we ever pray for is what we need or want, we are shaping ourselves to become narrow and selfish. If we pray for the things of God's kingdom, we will also be drawn into the concerns and realities of that kingdom. Thus our lives will begin to reflect these new values. Change the focus and concern of our prayers, and our values and lifestyle will also begin to change." (Bonhoeffer)
"God's name, God's kingdom, God's will must be the primary object of Christian prayer. Of course it is not as if God needed our prayers, but they are the means by which the disciples become partakers in the heavenly treasure for which they pray." (From Bonhoeffer's The Cost of Discipleship)
Father, in Jesus' Name, I want to pray as You teach me to pray. Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
