A Reflection

on

THE LORD'S PRAYER

by

Paul Jenkinson

        Just before we went to Ireland I phoned Archie who was in hospital

        after a bad car crash. He was getting very fed up having been in

         hospital for just over 6 months, we joked and he said how he would

        have loved to be coming with us. In Ireland we had several walks by

         the sea. While I was walking the Lords Prayer kept coming into my

         head. I send this writing and pictures to Archie for him to use.

        When we arrived home we found he had uploaded them on to P.D.C.E.

Many of us have said the Lord’s Prayer many times.

 Do we really know what it means?

Here are some pictures we took.

Read the words. Use all your senses.

Listen to what is being said, look at the pictures and then listen

to what is not being said and wonder why.

 Ask questions.

 God is comfortable with questions.

Sometimes God answers but not always.

There is still a wonderful mystery about God.

Use these pictures and words. Use it your way.

 Use them with imagination.

Take time to look at the pictures.

If one doesn’t appeal move to the next picture.

THE LORD'S PRAYER

Our Father, Who art in heaven,

Do we know him as Father?

Hallowed be thy name.

What would it mean to have God’s holy name in our lives?

Thy kingdom come.

What does it mean for God’s kingdom to come to our neighbourhood?

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

Are we willing to forgive others as often as we seek it from God?

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power,

and the glory, for ever. Amen.

What part did God have in your thoughts?

God wants you to talk to him.

He listens every time we call to him.