We shall explore each phrase of the Our Father in more depth.
Our Father
Jesus is the Son of God and it is through Him, who is both human and Divine, that we come to find that God is our Father, because Jesus shares Him with us and brings us to Him in a new way.
When Jesus says the words “Our Father”, He unites us in the mystery of His son-ship with Him, He includes us and acknowledges us as children of God and so it is as children of God that we can dare to approach God and whisper the words “Our Father” with new meaning and hope.
He brings us to a new relationship that touches our hearts and inspires us with confidence for what loving father does not know his child?
Perhaps we need to take time to explore this relationship for our heavenly father is none other than the God of Love and Mercy, the all-powerful living God who created Heaven and Earth. It may be that a lifetime’s journey is needed to learn to trust and grow in confidence in the nurturing love of all goodness. Saying Our Father is the first step….
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