Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” If we think about where God lives, we know it’s pretty great.

Even though God wants us to call him our Father, he is still God, and He is to be respected and honored. “Hallowed be thy name” means God’s name is holy and special. God is our loving Father, and we are his special children. God likes it when we call Him Father, and He wants us to talk to Him just like we talk to our own father. “Our Father which art in heaven” means we’re praying to our Heavenly Father who lives in heaven. We need to tell Him our needs, give Him thanks, praise Him, and tell Him what we’re sorry for.Īt first, this prayer might be a little hard to understand, but let’s go through it and try to explain what it means. He wants us to pray in a quiet place with our own words. He said this especially to the people that used to stand on the street corners praying, so that everyone would think how great they were at praying. Jesus also says that we shouldn’t show off’ when we pray. Even if you don’t have the right words, God knows what we mean without having to use fancy words. God listens to us no matter if our prayers are long or short. So Jesus gave them the Lord’s Prayer.īefore Jesus teaches the prayer, He says that we should keep our prayers simple. The disciples were with Jesus all the time and were with Him when He went to pray and heard his prayers to God, as well, yet they still weren’t sure how they were supposed to do it.

Even Jesus’ closest friends, the disciples, wanted to know how to pray. This week, we’re learning about how God would like us to pray.

Who art in heaven hallowed be thy name