Letter 082 — The Sender: In the Middle of the Sermon (Matthew 6)

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The Lord's Prayer sits in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount. Between the Beatitudes and the closing. Jesus gave it as a pattern, and the church has prayed it ever since.

In this letter

- The Lord's Prayer in the context of the Sermon on the Mount

- The three religious practices — giving, praying, fasting

- Pray in secret, not to be seen

- The Jewish context of prayer and the Father-address

- The Didache and the early church's practice

- The Matthew and Luke versions

Scripture — Matthew 6:1-18; Luke 11:2-4 (referenced)

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