The scope of the prayer is every moment, every issue. The flow of the prayer is your, your, your, us, us, us. The center of the prayer is “on earth as it is in heaven.” The verbs of the prayer are bold and forceful: “Be!” And the reason the prayer works? “Our Father in heaven.” The Father Jesus knows, the Father Jesus loves, the Father Jesus trusts, is the Father who sits on the throne. That is why praying the Lord’s Prayer, and praying it with our whole lives, changes the world.
