The last petition of the Lord's prayer is a humble request that the Good Shepherd would intervene on behalf of His sheep, sheep who need to be daily led and delivered from evil.

Jesus' Prayer makes two points, both serving as underlying characteristics of forgiveness: (1) anyone who genuinely asks God for forgiveness will be forgiven; (2) a person who has truly experienced forgiveness through Christ should be willing to extend that forgiveness to others as well.

There is a vulnerability to praying "give is this day our daily bread," in that it uncovers a deep-seated need that we have. We are asking God to provide because there are some things that we can’t provide for ourselves.

Knowing God's will can be one of the most complex topics to grasp. So what does it mean when we pray your will be done? What Jesus teaches in the Lord's Prayers is that prayer is not about us bending God’s will to our plans. It’s about bending our will to His plans.

When we pray "your kingdom come?" we're praying a multi-level prayer. We're praying for the future kingdom of Jesus to come; we’re asking Jesus to work in his church; and we're asking for God's kingdom come in us.

This prayer, "hallowed be your name", is the most important petition in the Lord's prayer. In these four words, we find both the purpose of our existence and consequently the purpose of prayer itself.

To call God Father ("Abba") was a revolutionary way to pray; unthinkable for Jews. That we would come to and call the Creator of the universe, "Abba" ("Papa"). Yet, that is what Jesus is teaching us how we should pray in the Lord’s Prayer.

Jesus disciples had been raised attending synagogues since they were little boys. They knew the Torah. They knew what it meant to worship God. They had probably been taught to pray, yet they come to Jesus and acknowledge..."When we watch you pray, there’s something different. Teach us to pray like you pray."

For the apostle Paul, the secret of learning contentment was a shift of focus. Contentment comes only when we shift our focus from our circumstances and unto Christ.

When we replace prayer for worry and anxiety we get the peace of God. When we meditate on and practice things that are true, honorable...we gain the God of peace.