SPIRIT OF THE LORD’S PRAYER.
The spirit of the Lord’s Prayer is beautiful. This form of petition breathes:—
A filial spirit—Father.
A catholic spirit—Our Father.
A reverential spirit—Hallowed be Thy name.
A missionary spirit—Thy kingdom come.
An obedient spirit—Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
A dependent spirit—Give us this day our daily bread.
A forgiving spirit—And forgive our debts as we forgive our debtors.
A cautious spirit—And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
A confidential and adoring spirit—For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.