The Lord's Prayer is one of those special passages of Scripture. It's arguably the most memorized portion of the Bible, while also being one of the most scrutinized. The first line of the prayer has been a point of tension and a recitation of comfort. Often in the first century, disciples would ask a Rabbi how to pray. Not because they didn't know how to pray, but because how a Rabbi prayed spoke to their theology and understanding of God. Exploring the prayer of Jesus has much to teach us about how we know God and how we live out this faith.

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and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

And keep us from scapegoating others to get ahead or using our privilege and power to keep others down, let us not use violence to seek peace; but let our trajectory be fixated on your loving kindness.

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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN.

Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.

Additional music is by Three Music.

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Peace | United Methodist Community OUR MISSION:

reconciling and growing for everyone

VISION:

partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things

INCLUSION:

affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service