Woodland united Methodist Church has been journeying through the Lord’s Prayer as part of our Sunday preaching series.

In the Our Father we have a given prayer that can fit any need. But even in our own words, our pleas, our gratitude, we can seek and receive God’s grace.

By bringing in the Bible, our prayer is given a stability beyond our efforts. In reading and praying with the Bible, God’s own words elevate and direct our own words to him.

For our prayer to be heard and be answered by God, we must pray according to His will. This means, we primarily worship our Father God and secondarily entrust Him with ourselves and our needs.

‘The Second Word’ In prayer, we are responding with gratitude to the God who has already reached out to us in Christ. We pray “Our Father” as Jesus taught us, because we are already a part ...

In Sonya Massey's final words, moments before the Illinois woman was killed by a police officer, the poet Aricka Foreman hears the echo of ancestors.

Most mornings I recite the Lord’s Prayer. I’m not worth much for the new day until I’ve grounded myself in those words. Recently I’d said only the first two words—“Our Father”—when ...

With lyrics inspired by the Our Father prayer and the melody of Paul Simon’s “The Sound of Silence,” the song has been widespread throughout Latin America and U.S. Latino communities for the ...

The words were different from the typical Our Father prayer. “Our Father, who art in those who truly love. May the kingdom that you promised us come soon to our hearts.

The words were different from the typical Our Father prayer. “Our Father, who art in those who truly love. May the kingdom that you promised us come soon to our hearts.

As such, we know that whenever the Lord prayed, he took us with him to his prayer. By taking on our human flesh, he became one of us. This union does not end when he stands before the Father in ...