The Lord's Prayer is the most well known prayer by Christians. It is a prayer that most of us have memorized and say regularly, but do we really know what it means? R.T. Kendall's book "The Lord's Prayer: Insight and Inspiration to Draw You Closer to Him" does really good job of explaining why the Lord's Prayer is a perfect prayer, when to pray it, and the purpose of it. I really like that he spent a chapter on each verse of the prayer, going into a lot of detail.
I did not grow up regularly saying the Lord's Prayer, but I was familar with the words. This book really brought a lot of insight into not only this specific prayer, but in how God wants us to pray. Jesus gave the disciples this prayer when they asked him to show them how to pray. It was "to show them how to speak and listen to the Father". While we can pray the Lord's Prayer verbatim, it is also a model or pattern prayer to use in our everday prayers. This book will really transform how you pray. Not just when you say the Lord's Prayer, but in how you pray everyday.
This book was sent to me by Bethany House Publishers as part of their book review program. I was sent a free copy of this book to review. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions expressed are my own.
