Here’s
another paraphrase of the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6: 9-13, Luke 11: 2-4). This one comes from the Tear Fund website.
Prayer
(inspired by Matthew
6: 9-13, Luke 11: 2-4)
Lord
you are our Father
a
loving parent who cares for us, your children.
Here
today we are just a few
of
your many million precious, loved and valued children.
Help
us to recognize the needs of our brothers and sisters—
all
made in your image.
Hallowed
be your name, not my name or any other.
May
your justice and truth reign on this planet
which
is stricken with poverty.
When
we ask for your kingdom to come,
we
do so laying all our resources at your feet.
Help
us, as part of your church, to be obedient to your call
to
look after people in need in your name.
Give
us your daily bread,
and
help us to share abundantly the plenty
that
we have been blessed with. Amen.
~
from Tear times and Prayer Diary, ed.
Peter Shaw. Posted on the Tear Fund website. http://www.tearfund.org/
