May 15 2009
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Luther's Prayer Guide
In their book on Prayer, (p. 287) Packer and Nystrom point out a guide that Martin Luther used and taught others to use while praying through the Lord’s Prayer. He called it “a garland of four twisted strands.”
1. Celebrate the gracious truths that each clause displays.
2. Thank God for all the good gifts from him of which the clause reminds you.
3. Confess all of your failures, of whatever sort, and take those words seriously as a guide to life.
4. Voice whatever specific petitions the clause might prompt.
