Talking to God

With Patrick Boyns. Prayer had never been heard this way before. But such was the experience of God as Father that dominated the public life of Jesus – from the Jordan River to the cross on which he died. So when it came to Jesus teaching his disciples to pray, not only does he address God as his Father, but he teaches them to do the same!There is a very real sense of familiarity in addressing God as our Father, and it is a familiarity that lies at the very heart of the message of Jesus, who died that we might live, and that we might live having been born of God.This ‘Father-child relationship’ into which we have been called in Christ is, by definition, a most intimate relationship. It lies at the heart of God’s purpose for humanity. So let us pray, not as those who find comfort in their rituals of religion, but as those who find strength and blessing in our loving, intimate relationship with the Father.Broadcast on 17th July 2022Scriptures referred to: Jeremiah 31:9Isaiah 63:16Luke 10; 23John 1; 11; 12; 17Ephesians 1Quote by: Rabbi Joseph H. Hertz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.