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Lead Us Not Into Temptation? – Greg Albrecht

Question: Does God “tempt” us?  I have struggled for many years with the petition in the Lord’s Prayer -- “And lead us not into temptation”. I have wondered so often about why should we dare to ask God not to lead us into temptation if in fact he will never lead us to temptation. Finally I just began to quietly change my words to “And let me not be led into temptation” when I get to this petition in the Lord’s Prayer. Every time I have mentioned this to friends they look at me like I am crazy.So, what do you think Jesus was saying? Response: The Lord’s Prayer, or as some call it “The Our Father” includes seven ...

Praying the Lord’s Prayer in Violent Times – Brad Jersak

You've noticed that we're living in very violent times. At home, abroad ... to the point of exhaustion, hopelessness and/or numbness. I see no reprieve in sight and every reason to expect further escalation. I find myself in daily need of prayers that guard my heart and mind from both despair and the vengeance fantasies of repressed rage.    In that context, I have begun to pray the Lord's Prayer in a focused way on a daily basis with some new (to me) understanding about Christ's strategy in ordering the phrases in series as he does. Here is the part that seems super-relevant to us all right now:   Forgive us our ...