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The Lord and His Prayer
By looking in detail at the Lord's Prayer and its background, Tom Wright offers a really fresh and helpful way of looking at Jesus. Phrase by phrase, he demonstrates how understanding the prayer in its original setting can be the starting point for a rekindling of Christian spirituality and the life of prayer.
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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N.T. Wright
461 books2,875 followersN. T. Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England (2003-2010) and one of the world's leading Bible scholars. He is now serving as the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews. He has been featured on ABC News, Dateline NBC, The Colbert Report, and Fresh Air, and he has taught New Testament studies at Cambridge, McGill, and Oxford universities. Wright is the award-winning author of Surprised by Hope, Simply Christian, The Last Word, The Challenge of Jesus, The Meaning of Jesus (coauthored with Marcus Borg), as well as the much heralded series Christian Origins and the Question of God.
He also publishes under Tom Wright.
He also publishes under Tom Wright.
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June 9, 2024
This book *is* NT Wright in every sense of the word. And it also seems to be every NT Wright book. For Wright, the so-called Lord’s Prayer is not an updated spirituality to help you be more pious or something. It is Jesus. It is signing on to what Jesus is all about.
Wright gives a lucid summary of every clause in the prayer. In short, when we call God “Father” we are placing ourselves in Israel’s salvation-history (Ex. 4.22-23; 2 Sam. 7:14; Isaiah 55:3). It is saying “The Kingdom of God” (Wright 20).
When we ask for his kingdom to come, we are pointing to the New Exodus (Is. 52:7). Yahweh is returning to his people. His section on “thy will be done” has some great pointers on the physical aspect of prayer, as praying for our daily bread anchors the prayer in practical matters. Some advice:
(1) This clause helps us minimize stream-of-consciousness style praying
(2) We should pray for specific needs.
(3) Yet, we should also lift our eyes beyond our needs.
(4) All aspects of the Lord’s Prayer come together in the Eucharist.
In some ways his most important section is on forgiving tresspasses and debts. It’s not that our refusal to forgive places a metaphysical block in front of God, but rather we are removing ourselves from the Kingdom plan. In refusing to forgive we are saying the Kingdom really hasn’t come for us.
The section on debts shouldn’t be surprising: Jesus is the Jubilee (Luke 4). The World Bank is the negation of that.
While many of Wright’s smaller books aren’t as good as his other ones, this one is. He brings it home on every level.
Wright gives a lucid summary of every clause in the prayer. In short, when we call God “Father” we are placing ourselves in Israel’s salvation-history (Ex. 4.22-23; 2 Sam. 7:14; Isaiah 55:3). It is saying “The Kingdom of God” (Wright 20).
When we ask for his kingdom to come, we are pointing to the New Exodus (Is. 52:7). Yahweh is returning to his people. His section on “thy will be done” has some great pointers on the physical aspect of prayer, as praying for our daily bread anchors the prayer in practical matters. Some advice:
(1) This clause helps us minimize stream-of-consciousness style praying
(2) We should pray for specific needs.
(3) Yet, we should also lift our eyes beyond our needs.
(4) All aspects of the Lord’s Prayer come together in the Eucharist.
In some ways his most important section is on forgiving tresspasses and debts. It’s not that our refusal to forgive places a metaphysical block in front of God, but rather we are removing ourselves from the Kingdom plan. In refusing to forgive we are saying the Kingdom really hasn’t come for us.
The section on debts shouldn’t be surprising: Jesus is the Jubilee (Luke 4). The World Bank is the negation of that.
While many of Wright’s smaller books aren’t as good as his other ones, this one is. He brings it home on every level.
February 1, 2022
This is a short and easy read from NTW. Originally a series of lectures delivered around the topic of Advent, Wright uses the Lord's Prayer as a template to direct this conversation with chapters focused on each line of the prayer. Full of all the insight and wisdom that one comes to expect from him.
The book is part meditation on prayer, part examination of this particular prayer, and lots of discussion about the contextual theology that lies behind the prayer Jesus speaks to here. There's no discussion about the ancient Amidah prayer and the book is not a historically rich academic dive. This is not the same kind of book as was written by Crossan ("The Greatest Prayer").
The book is everything I would have wanted in a lecture series surrounding Advent. I was challenged in all the areas mentioned above (prayer, theology, learning) and found the teachings instructive and provocative. And even in this short book, I still had a few of the typical mind-blowing, "how have I never seen that" moments that I always do with NTW. For what it was, the read was fantastic.
The book is part meditation on prayer, part examination of this particular prayer, and lots of discussion about the contextual theology that lies behind the prayer Jesus speaks to here. There's no discussion about the ancient Amidah prayer and the book is not a historically rich academic dive. This is not the same kind of book as was written by Crossan ("The Greatest Prayer").
The book is everything I would have wanted in a lecture series surrounding Advent. I was challenged in all the areas mentioned above (prayer, theology, learning) and found the teachings instructive and provocative. And even in this short book, I still had a few of the typical mind-blowing, "how have I never seen that" moments that I always do with NTW. For what it was, the read was fantastic.
August 11, 2016
A fantastic little book on the Lord's Prayer. Of all the 'laymen' books for the Lord's Prayer, this is my favorite.
Wright does a phenomenal job of interweaving the plot line of Israel and the OT, the first-century context, and the person and work of Christ in a refreshingly delightful study of a common and well-known prayer. I found Wright's treatment of the prayer to actually be the most gospel-centered of most of the recent treatments of the prayer. You'll find it nourishing for head and heart.
Wright does a phenomenal job of interweaving the plot line of Israel and the OT, the first-century context, and the person and work of Christ in a refreshingly delightful study of a common and well-known prayer. I found Wright's treatment of the prayer to actually be the most gospel-centered of most of the recent treatments of the prayer. You'll find it nourishing for head and heart.
January 15, 2018
I grew up in communities where the Gospel was limited to the good news of personal salvation in Christ. There were hints of other themes, but getting out of hell and into heaven was the central narrative. We had to reduce and abstract all kinds of biblical statements and stories to make this happen.
Thankfully, my theology has changed and grown since then. But I do feel like the biblical vision of Heaven as a transformative force on Earth is still fresh terrain for me. It illuminates forces and dynamics in the biblical text and in the world I inhabit that were obscure or depthless to me before.
Few biblical texts paint as clear and compelling a portrait of the embodied Kingdom of Heaven as the Lord's Prayer. And few voices are as helpful in understanding that portrait as Wright. And this one is both illuminating and brief, which makes it highly shareable in community.
While most biblical scholars writing for a popular audience tend to offer a central thesis then build a work around it, Wright is more willing to absorb the text and follow it where it leads. This makes for books that feel broader the closer they stay to the text.
I read this in one sitting yesterday, and almost every one of its 69 pages contains some potent or quotable insight into the Christian faith and the biblical text on which it is built.
I'd highly recommend this to Christians or those interested in Christianity as a digestible overview of the core concerns of Jesus as described in the canon. I'm getting several copies to share with my community of faith.
Thankfully, my theology has changed and grown since then. But I do feel like the biblical vision of Heaven as a transformative force on Earth is still fresh terrain for me. It illuminates forces and dynamics in the biblical text and in the world I inhabit that were obscure or depthless to me before.
Few biblical texts paint as clear and compelling a portrait of the embodied Kingdom of Heaven as the Lord's Prayer. And few voices are as helpful in understanding that portrait as Wright. And this one is both illuminating and brief, which makes it highly shareable in community.
While most biblical scholars writing for a popular audience tend to offer a central thesis then build a work around it, Wright is more willing to absorb the text and follow it where it leads. This makes for books that feel broader the closer they stay to the text.
I read this in one sitting yesterday, and almost every one of its 69 pages contains some potent or quotable insight into the Christian faith and the biblical text on which it is built.
I'd highly recommend this to Christians or those interested in Christianity as a digestible overview of the core concerns of Jesus as described in the canon. I'm getting several copies to share with my community of faith.
November 24, 2022
Wow. This is Wright at his most brief; yet even here, when he consigns himself to fewer than 100 pages, his utterly Christ-centred theology shines through clearly. An invaluable exposition on the Lord's Prayer, helping us to think through what each line really means when we pray it. His sections on "Forgive us our sins" and "Thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory" are particularly worth the short space of time it takes to read them.
October 3, 2025
A small book packed with insight on the Lords prayer. Wright does a great job of bringing the prayer into its context, helping the reader understand a little more what Jesus probably meant, and what his listeners would've heard. For anyone interested in learning more about this prayer, this seems like a great resource. For anyone else like me who sometimes feels almost too familiar with the Lord's Prayer, this is an extremely refreshing and insightful read.
October 29, 2025
This book, although short, is a surprisingly dense and profound read. Don't let the short page count fool you! It demands slow, careful reading.
Every few sentences felt like a meditation. You have to stop and think very hard on the little words you're reading because the insights are so deep. It's truly thought-provoking and forces you to confront your preconceived notions about one of the most familiar prayer in history. I found myself having to reread sentences and full paragraphs.
What really stuck with me was the discussion in Chapter 5 about being delivered from evil. I wasn't expecting this section to be such a standout! The author makes a powerful argument that the prayer isn't about asking God to extract us from the pain and evil of this world. Instead, it’s a prayer for the strength to be taken through it. That shift in perspective was challenging, convicting, and ultimately, deeply comforting.
If you're looking for a quick read, this isn't it. If you're looking for a book that will make you sit down, slow down, and take a close look at the most famous prayer in history.
Every few sentences felt like a meditation. You have to stop and think very hard on the little words you're reading because the insights are so deep. It's truly thought-provoking and forces you to confront your preconceived notions about one of the most familiar prayer in history. I found myself having to reread sentences and full paragraphs.
What really stuck with me was the discussion in Chapter 5 about being delivered from evil. I wasn't expecting this section to be such a standout! The author makes a powerful argument that the prayer isn't about asking God to extract us from the pain and evil of this world. Instead, it’s a prayer for the strength to be taken through it. That shift in perspective was challenging, convicting, and ultimately, deeply comforting.
If you're looking for a quick read, this isn't it. If you're looking for a book that will make you sit down, slow down, and take a close look at the most famous prayer in history.
August 31, 2019
I decided to read this book because it was one of the short NT Wright books that I have never read. I honestly didn’t think I would learn much about the Lord’s prayer since I have studied it thoroughly elsewhere. I am glad to report that I was quite wrong.
This book is based on a series of sermons that Wright preached in his church. From that standpoint it is very pastoral and relatable—not a lot of scholarly jargon. Also, Wright relates the prayer to the broader theology that Jesus had of the kingdom and God’s work in the world. This is a book that I am sure I will read again. I found it quite helpful.
This book is based on a series of sermons that Wright preached in his church. From that standpoint it is very pastoral and relatable—not a lot of scholarly jargon. Also, Wright relates the prayer to the broader theology that Jesus had of the kingdom and God’s work in the world. This is a book that I am sure I will read again. I found it quite helpful.
September 5, 2023
Incredible insights!
August 29, 2020
A short, accessible book on the Lord’s Prayer. This also is a great distillation of Wright’s larger biblical vision and serves as a great introduction to his thought.
November 29, 2022
decided to read this after my church studied the Lord’s prayer together. really valuable and very unique observations that brought in a good bible of church history, as well as context from other passages.
May 2, 2015
This little book was simply great. I loved the personal application that he drew for each petition of the prayer, but I was blown away by the cosmic and creational redemption that he drew out of each prayer. Closely associated with the work he has done on Jesus, he describes what this first meant to Jesus and first-century Palestine, then draws much wider implications for us today. Great book.
June 7, 2015
Wright' short book breaks the Lord's prayer down into the significant clauses which is not a new tactic but he never fails to find surprising insight and application in a well-worn text:
Some of the quotes may require context...
From the prologue:
Jesus’ message summons us to focus our thoughts on the coming of the Kingdom of God. Because that is a huge and difficult idea, I here focus that thought, too, on one small point: namely, the prayer that Jesus taught, the so-called ‘Lord’s Prayer’. We live, as Jesus lived, in a world all too full of injustice, hunger, malice and evil. This prayer cries out for justice, bread, forgiveness and deliverance. If anyone thinks those are irrelevant in today’s world, let them read the newspaper and think again.
The more I have studied Jesus in his historical setting, the more it has become clear to me that this prayer sums up fully and accurately, albeit in a very condensed fashion, the way in which he read and responded to the signs of the times, the way in which he understood his own vocation and mission and invited his followers to share it. This prayer, then, serves as a lens through which to see Jesus himself, and to discover something of what he was about.
On ways to read the Lord's prayer:
First, there is the time-honoured method of making the Lord’s Prayer the framework for regular daily praying. Take each clause at a time, and, while holding each in turn in the back of your mind, call into the front of your mind the particular things you want to pray for, as it were, under that heading.
Second, some people use the Lord’s Prayer in the same way that some use the Orthodox Jesus-prayer. Repeat it slowly, again and again, in the rhythm of your breathing, so that it becomes, as we say, second nature.
pg. 21
we are called to be the people through whom the pain of the world is held in the healing light of the love of God.
pg. 22
This, then, I dare say, is the pattern of Christian spirituality. It is not the selfish pursuit of private spiritual advancement. It is not the flight of the alone to the alone. It is neither simply shouting into a void, nor simply getting in touch with our own deepest feelings, though sometimes it may feel like one or other of these. It is the rhythm of standing in the presence of the pain of the world, and kneeling in the presence of the creator of the world; of bringing those two things together in the name of Jesus and by the victory of the cross; of living in the tension of the double Advent, and of calling God ‘Father’.
p. 34
The ideal posture, they would tell us, is relaxed but not slumped; poised but not tense; alert but not fidgety; above all, humble but happy in the presence of the Creator whom you are learning to call ‘Father’.
p. 39
The banquet, the party, is a sign that God is acting at last, to rescue his people and wipe away all tears from all eyes. Jesus’ parties, and his feeding of his followers in the wilderness, were intended, for those with eyes to see, to pick up this whole theme and celebrate it. As so often, the most powerful things Jesus said were in actions, not words.
pgs. 46-47
The Eucharist is, first, the way in which Jesus himself taught us to remember him, to think of him. If the Lord’s Prayer is the prayer which summed up his own life and work, enabling his followers to breathe in his life and love and make it their own, the Eucharist is the symbol which did the same thing, pointing particularly to his dying and rising. As we do this in remembrance of him, we are taken back in heart and mind, and in sacramental time and place, to the very life of Jesus himself, as he feasted with his friends, as he celebrated one last kingdom-party. This is the Kingdom-banquet, and we are the honoured guests. That, as we saw, is where this clause in the prayer began.
pg. 57
we are now called to be the people through whom the unique victory of Calvary and Easter is implemented in and for the whole world. The church is to be the advance guard of the great act of Forgiveness of Sins that God intends to accomplish for the entire cosmos. Justice and peace, truth and mercy, will one day reign in God’s world; and the church, who could almost be defined as the people who pray the Lord’s Prayer, is to model and pioneer the way of life which is, actually, the only way of life, because it is the way of forgiveness.
p. 68
We therefore have to come to grips with the fact that Jesus gave this prayer to his disciples, but that when he prayed it himself the answer was ‘No’. He put it together with an earlier part of the Lord’s Prayer (‘Thy will be done’). When he held the two side by side, he found that God’s will involved him in a unique vocation. He would be the one who was led to the Testing, who was not delivered from Evil.
p. 71
This prayer, in its setting within the whole Lord’s Prayer, keeps the proper balance. Jesus intends his followers to recognize not only the reality of evil but the reality of his victory over it.
p. 80
Here, by contrast, is the young king in Bethlehem, born with a price on his head. He represents the dangerous alternative, the possibility of a different empire, a different power, a different glory, a different peace. The two systems stand over against one another. Augustus’ empire is like a well-lit room at night. The lamps are arranged beautifully; they shed pretty patterns; but they haven’t defeated the darkness outside. Jesus’ kingdom is like the morning star rising, signalling that it’s time to blow out the candles, to throw open the curtains, and to welcome the new day that is dawning. Glory to God in the highest—and peace among those with whom he is pleased!
pgs. 86-87
We cannot, then, pray this prayer and acquiesce in the power and glory of Caesar’s kingdom. Augustus would have known quite well what was going on if he’d heard anyone praying this prayer, and he would have trembled on his throne. If the church isn’t prepared to subvert the kingdoms of the world with the kingdom of God, the only honest thing would be to give up praying this prayer altogether, especially its final doxology.
p. 88
to pray in Jesus’ name is to invoke the name of the Stronger than the Strong; it is to appeal to the one through whom the creator of the world has become king, has taken the power of the world and has defeated it with the power of the cross, has confronted the glory of the world and has outshone it with the glory of the cross. When people in Jesus’ world backed up a request with the Emperor’s name, people jumped to attention. How much more, when we pray in the name of the true King of kings?
Some of the quotes may require context...
From the prologue:
Jesus’ message summons us to focus our thoughts on the coming of the Kingdom of God. Because that is a huge and difficult idea, I here focus that thought, too, on one small point: namely, the prayer that Jesus taught, the so-called ‘Lord’s Prayer’. We live, as Jesus lived, in a world all too full of injustice, hunger, malice and evil. This prayer cries out for justice, bread, forgiveness and deliverance. If anyone thinks those are irrelevant in today’s world, let them read the newspaper and think again.
The more I have studied Jesus in his historical setting, the more it has become clear to me that this prayer sums up fully and accurately, albeit in a very condensed fashion, the way in which he read and responded to the signs of the times, the way in which he understood his own vocation and mission and invited his followers to share it. This prayer, then, serves as a lens through which to see Jesus himself, and to discover something of what he was about.
On ways to read the Lord's prayer:
First, there is the time-honoured method of making the Lord’s Prayer the framework for regular daily praying. Take each clause at a time, and, while holding each in turn in the back of your mind, call into the front of your mind the particular things you want to pray for, as it were, under that heading.
Second, some people use the Lord’s Prayer in the same way that some use the Orthodox Jesus-prayer. Repeat it slowly, again and again, in the rhythm of your breathing, so that it becomes, as we say, second nature.
pg. 21
we are called to be the people through whom the pain of the world is held in the healing light of the love of God.
pg. 22
This, then, I dare say, is the pattern of Christian spirituality. It is not the selfish pursuit of private spiritual advancement. It is not the flight of the alone to the alone. It is neither simply shouting into a void, nor simply getting in touch with our own deepest feelings, though sometimes it may feel like one or other of these. It is the rhythm of standing in the presence of the pain of the world, and kneeling in the presence of the creator of the world; of bringing those two things together in the name of Jesus and by the victory of the cross; of living in the tension of the double Advent, and of calling God ‘Father’.
p. 34
The ideal posture, they would tell us, is relaxed but not slumped; poised but not tense; alert but not fidgety; above all, humble but happy in the presence of the Creator whom you are learning to call ‘Father’.
p. 39
The banquet, the party, is a sign that God is acting at last, to rescue his people and wipe away all tears from all eyes. Jesus’ parties, and his feeding of his followers in the wilderness, were intended, for those with eyes to see, to pick up this whole theme and celebrate it. As so often, the most powerful things Jesus said were in actions, not words.
pgs. 46-47
The Eucharist is, first, the way in which Jesus himself taught us to remember him, to think of him. If the Lord’s Prayer is the prayer which summed up his own life and work, enabling his followers to breathe in his life and love and make it their own, the Eucharist is the symbol which did the same thing, pointing particularly to his dying and rising. As we do this in remembrance of him, we are taken back in heart and mind, and in sacramental time and place, to the very life of Jesus himself, as he feasted with his friends, as he celebrated one last kingdom-party. This is the Kingdom-banquet, and we are the honoured guests. That, as we saw, is where this clause in the prayer began.
pg. 57
we are now called to be the people through whom the unique victory of Calvary and Easter is implemented in and for the whole world. The church is to be the advance guard of the great act of Forgiveness of Sins that God intends to accomplish for the entire cosmos. Justice and peace, truth and mercy, will one day reign in God’s world; and the church, who could almost be defined as the people who pray the Lord’s Prayer, is to model and pioneer the way of life which is, actually, the only way of life, because it is the way of forgiveness.
p. 68
We therefore have to come to grips with the fact that Jesus gave this prayer to his disciples, but that when he prayed it himself the answer was ‘No’. He put it together with an earlier part of the Lord’s Prayer (‘Thy will be done’). When he held the two side by side, he found that God’s will involved him in a unique vocation. He would be the one who was led to the Testing, who was not delivered from Evil.
p. 71
This prayer, in its setting within the whole Lord’s Prayer, keeps the proper balance. Jesus intends his followers to recognize not only the reality of evil but the reality of his victory over it.
p. 80
Here, by contrast, is the young king in Bethlehem, born with a price on his head. He represents the dangerous alternative, the possibility of a different empire, a different power, a different glory, a different peace. The two systems stand over against one another. Augustus’ empire is like a well-lit room at night. The lamps are arranged beautifully; they shed pretty patterns; but they haven’t defeated the darkness outside. Jesus’ kingdom is like the morning star rising, signalling that it’s time to blow out the candles, to throw open the curtains, and to welcome the new day that is dawning. Glory to God in the highest—and peace among those with whom he is pleased!
pgs. 86-87
We cannot, then, pray this prayer and acquiesce in the power and glory of Caesar’s kingdom. Augustus would have known quite well what was going on if he’d heard anyone praying this prayer, and he would have trembled on his throne. If the church isn’t prepared to subvert the kingdoms of the world with the kingdom of God, the only honest thing would be to give up praying this prayer altogether, especially its final doxology.
p. 88
to pray in Jesus’ name is to invoke the name of the Stronger than the Strong; it is to appeal to the one through whom the creator of the world has become king, has taken the power of the world and has defeated it with the power of the cross, has confronted the glory of the world and has outshone it with the glory of the cross. When people in Jesus’ world backed up a request with the Emperor’s name, people jumped to attention. How much more, when we pray in the name of the true King of kings?
May 22, 2025
“This prayer doesn't pretend that pain and hunger aren't real. Some religions say that; Jesus didn't. This prayer doesn't use the greatness and majesty of God to belittle the human plight. Some religions do that; Jesus didn't. This prayer starts by addressing God intimately and lovingly, as `Father' - and by bowing before his greatness and majesty. If you can hold those two together, you're already on the way to understanding what Christianity is all about.”
“When Jesus gave his disciples this prayer, he was giving them part of his own breath, his own life, his own prayer. The prayer is actually a distillation of his own sense of vocation, his own understanding of his Father's purposes. If we are truly to enter into it and make it our own, it can only be if we first understand how he set about living the Kingdom himself.”
“When Jesus gave his disciples this prayer, he was giving them part of his own breath, his own life, his own prayer. The prayer is actually a distillation of his own sense of vocation, his own understanding of his Father's purposes. If we are truly to enter into it and make it our own, it can only be if we first understand how he set about living the Kingdom himself.”
December 29, 2024
A rich and detailed description of the meaning behind each clause in the Lord's Prayer.
Wright advocates for daily use of the Lord's Prayer and makes a compelling case for why that should be the case.
Wright also demonstrates how Jesus's model prayer intersects the many tensions we hold in life and anchors those tensions in the stability of God's character.
A great read to learn about more about the Bible and deepen your walk with Christ.
Wright advocates for daily use of the Lord's Prayer and makes a compelling case for why that should be the case.
Wright also demonstrates how Jesus's model prayer intersects the many tensions we hold in life and anchors those tensions in the stability of God's character.
A great read to learn about more about the Bible and deepen your walk with Christ.
August 9, 2018
This little book on The Lord and His prayer breaks up one of the most oft sung and prayed pieces of the Bible into its clauses and phrases and unpacks them, in the context of Christianity.
In a way that is theologically sound (I checked with an expert 😉) and that is easy to understand. So do try not to be put off by the less-than-awe-inspiring cover.
Read my full review here.
In a way that is theologically sound (I checked with an expert 😉) and that is easy to understand. So do try not to be put off by the less-than-awe-inspiring cover.
Read my full review here.
February 7, 2022
I really enjoyed this one. Wright is incredibly easy to read and, more importantly, gives us lots of worthwhile truths to work through. This book walks us through the Lord's Prayer, highlighting some of the overlooked aspects of the prayer, as well as reminding us that some of the truths we have grown accustomed to skimming over need revitalizing in our hearts and minds.
June 14, 2021
This is my first book by this author and I picked it because it was short. Short, yes, but packed full; lots of history, context, insight and application. I'm looking forward to more books by this author.
March 23, 2018
Really great! Read in logos software.
November 8, 2018
This is my first N.T. Wright book and definitely will not be my last. This book is an older work that he completed while serving as a minister in the 90's. It is short and simple and very practical. Wright walks through the Lord's prayer and writes on each separate section of it. It was first written as a series of sermons so it is very accessible and easy to read or listen to.
June 27, 2020
A short and worthwhile read. I learned a lot and it definitely helped me understand and appreciate the Lords Prayer more.
September 25, 2022
Loved this book.
February 18, 2024
Meaningful, soul and thought-expanding teachings on the Lord’s Prayer. I listened to it, but it deserves a careful, in-print reading.
October 10, 2024
A short and sweet read with a few really great insights on the Lord’s Prayer.
October 24, 2025
I stumbled across this book when prepping for our student retreat this year and, man, I absolutely loved it.
Probably helps that I read it all with N.T. Wright’s voice in my head
Probably helps that I read it all with N.T. Wright’s voice in my head
May 6, 2020
Jag har lyssnat på den 4 gånger nu. Rekommenderar starkt!
August 25, 2023
A quick and inspiring read. For me it really connected the concept of God’s kingdom as understood by the biblical authors and how to pray about it in a meaningful way today. NT Wright, as always with this topic, has a way of teaching that has much depth but is also easy to understand.
August 22, 2024
“Yea, Amen! Let all adore thee,
High on thine eternal throne;
Saviour, take the power and glory:
Claim the Kingdom for thine own:
O come quickly!
Alleluia! Come, Lord, Come!”
- Charles Wesley
High on thine eternal throne;
Saviour, take the power and glory:
Claim the Kingdom for thine own:
O come quickly!
Alleluia! Come, Lord, Come!”
- Charles Wesley
September 23, 2023
Great little book! Very digestible reflections and insights on the Lord’s Prayer that helped reorient my heart toward Christ and essential truths. I can see this becoming a regular reread for me.
November 4, 2021
Such a helpful, insightful and motivational look into the so-familiar Lord's Prayer. I've going to read it again (it's not long) to really grasp the truths he talks about.
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