The Lord’s Prayer we receive today are the words Jesus gave us. Books have been written on this prayer, so I won’t even try and say anything to add to them. The readings today tell us to keep ourselves pure for our union with God and remain loyal to Him. St. Paul places himself in the role of a Jewish father wanting to keep his virgin daughter (that’s us, the Christians) pure until the night of the wedding, (our reunion with Christ). However, it’s more than that, he wants us to keep our eyes focused on the God who has sacrificed His son for us.

As we say the Lord’s Prayer today, let us meditate on each word and phrase slowly and ask God to help us know what it means to our relationship together.