Lead us not into temptation God “lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil.” Perhaps I could summarise, “God help us.” The Lord’s Prayer is really quite fascinating when you consider it was taught over two thousand years ago and its requests are so contemporary and needed. The...

At my induction just over a month ago we were introduced through the preacher to two people Jesus had something to offer. Simon was the name of one and the other was nameless. Simon had notoriety while the unnamed woman was simply notorious, “she was a sinner”. To the woman...

My mother taught me to pray the Lord’s Prayer and at the time she was not a church goer. I am pretty sure she didn’t really understand the prayer. It seems there was a time in Australia when prayer was something important enough to teach your children and the Lord’s...

I once heard a speaker suggest that parliament should not begin with the Lord’s Prayer. I thought that strange as a young clergyman who opened the shire council meeting with the Lord’s Prayer. As our nation changes this prayer was something I felt we all needed to hold in common...