Sittin' on the Front Porch

The ramblings and meanderings of a middle-aged mind trapped in a middle-aged body might seem pointless, but points are not always well taken and they do not always add up. With two small children and a loving and lovely wife to keep me centered, I set off to explore ideas and ideals, and I try not to try too much.

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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

The Lord's Prayer

For a few years now, I have been--for lack of a better word--meditating on the Lord's Prayer. I did some lessons on it once upon a time when I taught a high school Sunday School class, and even then I had been thinking about it for awhile. I did not look at the whole prayer so much as each word and what it means. My meditations have been on the implications of each word.
I am not suggesting that I have discovered some secret code or that the passage was intended to be read this way. This has just been a way for me to think about ideas, and I need all the help I can get.
There are many things that this is not: it is not a scholarly exegesis; it is not a learned and informed explication; it is not a revelation of the truth and meaning of this passage; it is not a historically accurate reading; it is not the final word on this topic. Likewise, I am not a biblical scholar; I am not clergy; I am not a spokesman for any particular group. I am a believer in the mercy, the grace, the love of Jesus Christ. This is a collection of my meditations on this passage.

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