One more rendering of the Prayer from the Sermon this week – this one a poetic rendering – which means it’s meant to be heard, not merely read on the page. So, pray this aloud, perhaps pausing to reflect after each line, each stanza. 

Today’s Scripture reading:  Matthew 6.9-13 FNV (First Nations Version)

Today’s Scripture reading:  Matthew 6.16-18 NTE (New Testament for Everyone)

Today’s Scripture reading:  Matthew 6.9-13 MAV (Mike’s Authorized Version)

Today’s Scripture reading:  Matthew 6.9-13 MSG

Today’s Scripture reading:  Matthew 6.9-13 KJV  

To round out this week’s reflections on “kingdom practice” aka “spiritual disciplines” (giving, praying, fasting et al) let’s pause to hear and ponder the musings of Dallas Willard from his classic Spirit of the Disciplines, topped off with Eugene Peterson’s Message rendering of a defining Pauline word from Romans with regard to whatever array of “practices” in which we might engage. May these words challenge us and the way we view the “practices” in which we engage in the what, the how, the where, and, perhaps most importantly, the why.

Today’s Scripture reading:  Isaiah 58.5-9 MSG

Today’s Scripture reading:  Matthew 6.16-18 NIV (mostly)

Today’s Scripture reading:  Matthew 6.5-8 NIV (mostly)