Praying Other People's Words

For many people, prayer is a very personal expression of faith. When we pray, we want to create our own statements and sentiments to take to God. For some of us, praying prayers that we have not come up with ourselves may feel inauthentic, as if we are committing spiritual plagiarism. But that denies the rich, ancient practice of praying the prayers of others. Even Jesus himself gives his followers a prayer that draws upon the Jewish tradition of liturgical prayer in ways that can surprise many modern Christians. In this week's podcast, Warren and Jason discuss the challenges and benefits of praying the prayers of others, not only the Lord's Prayer, and encourage listeners to embrace the practice to perhaps help address some of our modern barriers to prayer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.