So often in the gospels we read that Jesus went off to pray alone. Luke, over and over again, refers to times when Jesus was praying alone. Have you ever wondered what Jesus prayed? Did he have a prayer list? Did he use prayers from the Sabbath gatherings? Maybe he used the psalms. Or did he just open his heart and pray all that was there? Maybe he simply listened.
All options seem possible. But then I remembered the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray and he said pray like this. This is where we get the Lord's prayer of course. Many of us can recite it so fast our brains never touch the words and certainly not our hearts.
But what was Jesus praying. We know the words approved by King James. What, I wonder, did the original Aramaic sound like?
Let me tempt you with this from: https://readsuzette.com/lords-prayer-original-aramaic/. King James line then a possible translation from the Aramaic. Below is another link that gives us more.
Our Father who art in heaven:
O Birther! Father-Mother of the Cosmos, you create all that moves in light.
Hallowed be thy name
Focus your light within us — make it useful: as the rays of a beacon show the way.
Thy kingdom come
Unite our “I can” to yours, so that we walk as kings and queens with every creature.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Create in me a divine cooperation — from many selves, one voice, one action.
Give us this day our daily bread
Grant what we need each day in bread and insight.
And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors
Forgive our hidden past, the secret shames, as we consistently forgive what others hide.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil
Deceived neither by the outer nor the inner — free us to walk your path with joy.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
From you is born all ruling will, the power and life to do, the song that beautifies all from age to age it renews. Amen.
http://www.songofhome.com/Klotz.htm
May our prayers be alive and not simply rote. Amen.
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