Our Father who art in heaven

Our Father who art in heaven,

~Father of us each

and all,

intimately caring for

and protecting, 

guarding and guiding,

who lives in a high and holy place

and with those who are broken

and contrite in spirit,

hallowed be your name,

~May we honor your name

as we bare your name,

may we respect your name

and treat your name as holy

in our lives

in our speech,

in our work

in our home.

Hallowed be your Name.

your kingdom come,

~Let your love,

your rule and authority,

be the law of my life.

My Prince of Peace ,

my King of kings,

be the only  throne

and rule in my life.

your will be done,

~Father, not my will

But yours be done

In my life in my heart

in my mind

In my joys

In my trials

In my friends family and home

With all I have and desire

Let your will be done.

on earth as it is in heaven.

~Just as all things in Heaven

fall and rise by your will

Father, let all things in my life

become greater and lesser by your desire.

Let your will

(your pure love born purpose)

be accomplished.

 May my will

(my self destructive will)

never be exalted above your will,

I lay it at your feet in surrender.

Give us today our daily bread.

~We meet our own needs

so we need never wait

or trust You

for Your loving provision.

 Father,

we fill up on junk food of the world

rather than looking to you

for the feast you have prepared.

We waist away

(starving for nourishment)

filled with the rubbish of this world.

Gives us this day

our daily bread.

Oh, bread of life,

we need you today and each day,

to live and breathe and grow,

Father we give you our hunger,

fill us

this day

with our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,

~Oh Father…

forgive us,

 for our sins have mounted up a debt so great

we never could repay.

And rather than decreasing our sin,

Father,

we rationalize them

and mount our debt to the sky

treating your grace cheaply

though it cost You everything 

You held dear,

Father,

forgive us our debt,

as… we… also… have…

forgiven our debtors.

~And let us cringe

as the word come off our tongue

 to be aware that we owe

the abundant forgiveness

you have given us

to others.

Father for the debt we could never repay,

we forgive everyone every offence,

willful and unknowingly against us.

Even as you suffered at the hands of sinful men

and forgave

even as we carelessly sin against you

and You forgive,

Father,

we forgive

and let the measure we use

be used upon us.

So we surrender every debt against us

Paid in full

as we stand in need of your pardon.

And lead us not into temptation,

~Oh God,

protect us from the wretches that we are.

You know our weaknesses.

Go before us

and steer us away from the pitfalls.

Lead us away from those things

that wound us

and destroy us

and those we love.

Guard the doors of our mouths

that we would not sin against you,

guard our feet

that we would not rush into sin,

guard our mind

that we would not entertain

unholy thoughts,

as they betray

our Lord.

Father lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.

You are pure goodness, Lord,

sweep us away from the enemy,

pick us up out of deep water

and deliver us from the one

who wages war against our soul

he tempts us to leave the One we love

(to our pearl).

Father take us away

and hold us near to you.

For Yours is the kingdom

The only kingdom that will remain

and the power

the only power,

unconquerable

and the glory

to You be all the glory

now

this moment,

today all day,

tomorrow

and in this generation

and forever

Amen

We all agree

Father,

Amen