The Lenten season is a tradition practiced among the earliest Christians as they prepared their hearts for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. The 40 days has many parallels in the Scripture but the most significant for this practice was the 40 days Jesus spent in the wildernesses fasting and praying before starting His ministry. Therefore the early church used the 40 days (and 6 Sabbaths) prior to Easter to fast and pray. It is a time of repentance for the believer and a time to reflect on the sacrifice of Christ. This is practically done by abstaining from something or adding something on a daily basis to your regular routine. The goal is that each time you “do” that extra thing or “not do” that which you are fasting from, it brings Jesus into your thoughts.
This blog will provide daily thoughts through Lent and I hope will be a meaningful part of your preparation for Easter. This year we will take a journey through The Lord’s Prayer. Hopefully, you will gain some insights as we meditate on this prayer each day until we celebrate the Easter event. My prayer for you is that you will also discover some ways to enhance your personal prayer life. Some might even incorporate the prayer into your regular prayer times.
Most importantly, I pray that this journey together will draw you closer to God and that you would learn more about Him and that your relationship would deepen. I believe that this prayer Jesus gave us is rich with blessing. Over the next 40 days together I want to challenge you to read through…pray through the Lord’s prayer and each day we will look at an aspect of the prayer and how it applies to us. So…here we go…let’s pray.
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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.