Good Morning Garden

The Lord’s Prayer is the most important of all the Christian documents. Everyone who is seeking to follow along the Way that Jesus led, should pray the Lord’s Prayer intelligently every day.

The Great Prayer is a compact formula for the development of the soul. It is designed with the utmost care for that specific purpose, so that those who use it regularly, with understanding, will experience a real change of soul. It is the change of soul that matters. The mere acquisition of knowledge received intellectually makes no change in the soul.

The first thing that we notice is that the prayer naturally falls into seven clauses. This is very characteristic of the Oriental tradition. Seven symbolizes individual completeness, the perfection of the individual soul, just as the number twelve in the same convention stands for corporate completeness. The seven clauses are put together in perfect order and sequence, and they contain everything that is necessary for the nourishment of the soul. The more one analyzes the Lord’s Prayer, the more wonderful its construction is seen to be.

After this manner therefore pray ye…. (Matthew 6:9).

Jesus himself gave us the words of this prayer. He, who created us, died and was resurrected to save us and who left the Holy Spirit in us said pray in this manner. Like most truth conveyed by our Lord, its meaning goes several layers deep. When understood and accepted, this prayer will unlock the door of truth, feed the soul and guide us down the path toward fulfillment of God’s will in our lives.

Father, as we in the Good Morning Garden contemplate this prayer over the next few days, let every mind be opened and every heart be filled with the truth and joy that its understanding brings. Then, by your grace, may we all live this prayer each day, thereby securing our faith and our place in the Eden God gave us here, and in heaven forever with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Prayerfully,

Z gardener