I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 11th of July, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Gospel of Mathew 6:8-13:

”Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye:”

Let’s pray this together, you and I:

“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, 
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”  

That is the Lord’s Prayer that our Lord Jesus taught His disciples when they asked Him to teach them how to pray. We need to teach that prayer to our children, moms and dads, as young as they are. We need to teach that prayer to our staff at work. Young people, you need to teach it to your friends at school. Farmers, you need to teach that prayer to your farm workers. We need to teach that prayer in the office. It is the complete prayer which Jesus taught His disciples to pray.

Maybe you are struggling with your memory at the moment. I want to tell you that, that beautiful prayer will sharpen your memory. Maybe someone catches you in the street, in a restaurant, or somewhere else, and he’s desperate and says, ”Please pray for me,” and you don’t really know what to pray at that particular time. Ask them to pray with you and pray the Lord’s prayer. It is complete. It is the most beautiful prayer ever.

It’s an introductory prayer. You can pray that prayer before you start preaching or before you start delivering your message to whoever has asked you to speak to them. I want to say to you today that that prayer comforts you when you’ve lost a loved one. That prayer gives you direction when you do not know which way to go. When you pray, pray carefully and listen to the words, and Jesus will comfort you by them.

Have a wonderful day,
God bless you and goodbye.