Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we have also forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. (Matthew 6:9-13, New International Version) Jesus told his disciples to begin their prayers by addressing God as "Our Father." Why might Jesus have said this? The power of any prayer is based on the person to whom the prayer is addressed. Jesus teaches us to pray to God the Father: our orginator, our source, our sustainer, and eventually, our final and eternal home. God the Father provides everything we need. Often God works through other people, through events (planned and unplanned), or through circumstances. Everything in creation is at God's disposal. God created us to be vehicles, or demonstrators, of God's love, greatness, goodness, and power. In return, God wants our love, h...