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Gospel Reading for October 07, 2026 – Luke 11: 1-4
BRIDGING THE GAP
Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say:
Father, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test.”
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In this Gospel reading, Jesus teaches us the elements of prayer. We must first recognize whom we are supplicating: the Father. He is not just an ordinary father because he is the Father above all fathers. He is holy, and he has a Kingdom that is not only in heaven but is already on earth. Because he is the Father, he is our provider; hence, we ask him to grant us our needs.
But it is not enough to ask for our temporal needs. We need to ask him to forgive us for our wrongdoings. We must also be willing to forgive those who have wronged us. Finally, we ask him to protect us from all the tests of the evil one.
It is good that the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. We now benefit from Jesus’ lesson on prayer.
Lord Jesus, thank you for BRIDGING THE GAP created by sin between God and ourselves. Thank you for teaching us to communicate with him. Amen.
