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PRAYER POCKETS
”Where two or three come together in my name,
there I am with them.” 
Matthew 18:20
Teach us to pray
In the Gospel lesson for July 29, 2007 (Luke 11:1-13), the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray, and Jesus offers what has come to be known as The Lord’s Prayer, or the Our Father, or the Prayer of Our Savior.
     Did Jesus really mean that we were to use these exact words, or simply follow the basic pattern set out in this prayer?  Scholars are divided.  Maybe it’s a little bit of both.
     It’s good to learn the prayer Jesus taught because it is a vital part of our Christian heritage.  For almost 2000 years, Christians the world over have said these words in hundreds of languages, versions, and variations.  Some say trespasses while others say debts or sins.
Matthew and Luke record different versions of the prayer (and even in Matthew, different ancient manuscripts have different versions).  So, perhaps what we pray is less important than the fact that we do pray.  Jesus gave a wonderful pattern that we can use.

The Lord’s Prayer
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 in the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever.  Amen.