The Lord's Prayer

The Lord's Prayer is the model prayer that Jesus taught us all to 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

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil

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

Amen

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name

This means that we are praying to the one and only God. And, we are praising God for who He is.

Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven

This is saying that we are waiting for God's kingdom to come to earth, and that whatever He wants done on earth will be done.

Give us this day our daily bread

We are praying that God meet our daily needs. We are praying that our physical bodies be taken care of on earth (food, water, shelter, clothing, etc.).

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us

This means that we should forgive others for things they have done wrong to us, so God will forgive us of our sins when we do things wrong, too.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil

Here we are asking God to keep us safe. We want Him to show us right from wrong and protect us from Satan, who tries hard to make us do things unpleasing to God.

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

This means we acknowledge God as Almighty. We end our prayer with more praise to God.

Lord Jesus, please help my Mummy to mean this as we pray this every morning.