אבנימ

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name

O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory above the heavens.
When we consider the moon and stars, and all the works of your hands,
the beauty in all creation that testifies of your power, wisdom, and goodness,
we are awed and compelled to ask:

What is Man that you are mindful of him, or the son of Man that you take thought of him?

And yet you do take thought of us.

Once we had not obtained mercy, but now we have obtained mercy.
Once we were not a people, but now we are Your people,
Your adopted children, whom You have loved with an everlasting love.

We are graven on Your hands, and are the apple of Your eye. You have set your love upon us in Jesus Christ, who tasted death for us that we might become your children and now come to you as Father.

O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Our Father, as your beloved children, we come to you and pray that Your Holy will be accomplished in all things.

• We pray for our nation’s leaders, that you would grant them to govern with wisdom and restraint, according to your principles, in order that we may lead peaceful and quiet lives, godly and dignified in every way.

• We pray your gospel would triumph and conquer all opposition; that it would continue to bear fruit and increase throughout the world, that all peoples would acknowledge and submit to your Lordship, that all the nations of the earth would honor and worship Jesus Christ the Kings of Kings and Lord of Lords.

• We pray that you would be glorified in Your Church, that your work of grace will continue in us, that we would become more and more conformed to the image of our dear Savior, Jesus Christ. We pray that we will become one in heart and purpose, that we would grow up into maturity, a Bride adorned with grace, worthy of her Lord.

And so we ask that You would fill us with the knowledge of Your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that we may walk worthy of You, fully pleasing You, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of You.

Please strengthen us with all power, according to Your glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the You, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

Give us this day our daily bread,

Lord, help us not to be anxious for our daily needs: food, clothing, shelter, work. You care for the birds of the air, and the grass of the field.
How much more will You our Heavenly Father care perfectly for Your own beloved children. You know that we have need of all these things.

So we ask that you will help us Lord to seek first Your Kingdom, and Your righteousness, knowing that you will provide all of these other things for us.

and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.

When we sin, grant us the aid of Your Spirit, that we would not think lightly of any sin, but own it for what is: an offense against You, for which our dear Lord Jesus suffered the agony of death on the cross.

Help us to confess our sins, and to forsake them, knowing that as we confess our sins, You are faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Please assist us in being ever mindful of how great a debt you paid for us, through the suffering of our Lord Jesus, so that we will be always ready and eager to freely forgive whatever offense another may commit against us, however great or small.

Lord we pray that would not allow any root of bitterness to spring up in us, causing trouble, and defiling many. Grant us always to forgive as we have been forgiven.

And lead us not into temptation,

Lord, you have birthed us into a Living Hope. You have given us Your Spirit. In Jesus Christ, old things have passed away, and all things have become new. But we still live in this fallen body, and our flesh wages war against the Spirit. We confess that apart from You, we can do nothing. There is no good thing that dwells in our flesh.

Therefore we pray that You would help us to put to death the deeds of our fallen nature, by the power of Your Spirit. Help us to reckon ourselves dead indeed to sin, but alive to You. Thank you for Christ in us, the hope of glory.

but deliver us from evil.

As we hold fast to You, deliver us from trouble and those who would harm us.
As we cling to Your Name which is a strong tower, protect us from calamity and keep us in the Safety of your embrace.

For yours is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory. Amen.