This simple statement fixes clearly the nature and character of God. It tells all that man needs to know about God, and about himself, and about his neighbor. Oliver Wendell Holmes said: “My religion is summed up in the first two words of the Lord’s Prayer.”
“Our Father.” In this clause Jesus lays down once and for all that relationship between God and man is that of father and child. This eliminates any possibility that the Deity could be the relentless and cruel tyrant. The majority of men and women are at their best in dealing with their children. Speaking of the same truth elsewhere, Jesus said:
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him? (Matthew 7:11).
In the physical plane, we all have fathers. Our father is usually the person (along with our mother) who have the greatest impact in our lives for good or ill. Those who have loving, attentive and dedicated fathers benefit from the greatest opportunity for success in all areas of their lives. Of course, anyone can waste that opportunity, turn away from their father and go their own way. In most cases, that turns out to be a very bad decision.
Then there are those who do not enjoy the blessings of a committed, loving father. They face many obstacles and challenges to success in their lives. Now this can be overcome by strong and persevering individuals, but they have huge barriers to overcome. They start in a hole and must struggle mightily just to get on level ground.
It is the same in the spiritual plane. However, in this reality, all of us have a good and loving father who is committed and cares deeply for us. Yet there are some who refuse their heavenly father’s love and guidance and choose to follow self-adopted fathers of their own choosing. As in the physical realm, these are the children who face the greatest struggles, hardships and pain. The first man, Adam took this course and humanity has paid the price ever since.
Those who acknowledge their true father, on the other hand have all the advantages and the highest likelihood of success and happiness. That does not mean that their lives will be trouble free and without pain. What it does mean is that they will have the love, protection and help of the one who loves them and wants the best for them. When we accept that love and obey our heavenly father, our lives can be glorious gardens in which all things work for our best good. These obedient children pass this legacy on the the generations that follow them.
In this garden, even pain and disappointment become blessings, and we can be sure that we will become the best us we can be. So today, let us accept our heavenly father, and hear his words of life and love as we study the prayer given to us by his obedient son and our savior, Jesus Christ.
In obedience,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
“Even pain and disappointment become blessings”
How amazing to realize that we have a Father who causes all things to work for our good, who CAN make all things work for our good if we will just allow and accept that. How peaceful life would be if we could all reside on that plane.