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The Blessing of Common Prayer
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When Jesus' disciples asked him to help them pray, he gave them words to use as they prayed together. Jesus' actions can help us consider the propriety of common prayer. By common prayer is meant pre-written prayers used in personal, family, or congregational worship. Some common prayers are simply texts of Scripture, like the Lord's prayer, or the seventh century Agnus Dei: "Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us" (based on John 1:29 and Matthew 9:27). Others are paraphrases of Scripture, or prayers infused with Scripture but not linked to a particular text.We might feel that common prayers are inauthentic because they are prewritten. Perhaps we assume that they are foreign to our heritage. But the Reformed tradition is heartily in favor of them. And, when used with sincere piety they can offer rich benefits. This sermon is not primarily a defense of common prayer, but an argument for genuine biblical prayer, which the church has shown may be offered in more ways than one.
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