Friday, February 12, 2016 Our Father who art in heaven
As a father has
compassion on his children, so the LORD has
compassion on those who fear him; Psalm 103:13
Family
imagery adds warmth to this picture of God’s forgiveness. [1]
The
simple word Father tells us that God loves us and wants us to pray to Him
confidently and without fear. As our Heavenly Father, He is always looking for
our benefit. “All this He does only out
of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me.”[2]
The
centurion of Capernaum confessed that he did not deserve to have the Lord come
under his roof. Yet in simple confidence, he made his request for healing. We
have the assurance that God not only hears us but also has a tender heart of a
compassionate Father to act on behalf of His dear children. We pray to a Father
who loves us. We address our heavenly Father who delights in hearing us and
relishes the opportunity to act on behalf of His children.
Support
us, O Lord, with your gracious favor through the fast we have begun; that as we
observe it by bodily self-denial, so we may fulfill it with inner sincerity of
heart; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.[3]
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