Abba Father

WITHIN THE MOST FAMILIAR OF ALL PRAYERS-THE LORD'S PRAYER-LIES A RADICAL TRUTH: CHRISTIANS CAN APPROACH GOD AS A CHILD SEEKS OUT A CARING FATHER. ALL TOO OFTEN, WE GET TANGLED IN THE FALSE NOTION THAT GOD IS TOO BUSY TO ATTEND TO OUR PERSONAL NEEDS. WE STRIVE FOR INDEPENDENCE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT IS A SIGN OF STRENGTH BEFORE THE ALMIGHTY. BUT IN THE LORD'S PRAYER, JESUS REMINDS US THAT GOD THE FATHER IS OUR ABBA-OUR DADDY. IF WE LEARN TO TRUST HIM AND DEPEND ON HIS FATHERLY CHARACTER, WE WILL DISCOVER OUR TRUE SELVES AND OUR PROPER PLACE IN THE WORLD. IN A WARM AND MEDITATIVE WAY, KENT HUGHES SAVORS THE MESSAGE OF JESUS IN THE LORD'S PRAYER: THAT IF WE REALIZE OUR OWN VULNERABILITY, WE WILL DISCOVER GOD'S DESIRE TO REVEAL HIMSELF AS THE SUPPLIER AND NURTURER OF OUR EVERY NEED.