You're going to be here. I'm I'd like to draw your attention to one of those deeply moving passages in

Chapter 11 of Luke's Gospel. It is one that has had a profound impact on my personal life.

In the scene, Jesus appears to be exhausted with ministry. He's added up to here with people and he wants to be

alone. So Jesus stills away from the crowd to find a quiet place to pray.

In a very short time the disciples notice Jesus's absence

and they set out in pursuit.

As they pass through the Kidron Valley,

they almost stumble over Jesus.

The Lord is on the ground, mute, motionless, and utterly absorbed in prayer.

They had never seen a man pray before as Jesus prayed.

They wanted to pray like Jesus prayed. They had never seen a man pray before as Jesus prayed. They wanted to

pray as Jesus prayed. So when at last he arose from the ground, one of the disciples said,

Lord, teach us to pray. It was in the words that followed that Jesus of Nazareth

revealed to women and men of all ages the true face of God, when he said to them, when you pray, say our Father,

hollow be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on this earth as it is in heaven.

Give each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves

also forgive everyone who is indebted to us and lead us not into temptation.

Our father, familiar words may be so familiar they are no longer real. These words were not only real but

also revolutionary to the 12 disciples. pagan philosophers arrived at the existence of God via human reason,

and they referred to God in vague impersonal terms,

like the uncalls calls or the immovable mover.

The prophets of Israel reveal the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in a warmer, more compassionate manner.

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