How do we pray to God? THROUGH Jesus or TO Jesus?

I see myself as an Israelite—which means “one who struggles with God.” But--Why? Who? When?

One of my struggles was about prayer. How do we pray to God? THROUGH Jesus or TO Jesus?

I noticed in the service at our church we pray “Our Father who art in heaven....THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord , Amen.” I noticed that some of my friends in other denominations prayed TO Jesus--”Holy Jesus save me...”

Scott McKnight's chapter on the Lord's Prayer shows the roots of the Lord's Prayer as part of the older Jewish tradition and the change put into it in drawing on other aspects of early Jewish literature. That brought home to me the personalness with which Jesus called on us to follow God. Through Jesus teaching me, like an older brother--”just ask Daddy in this way”. I have come to a deeper personal prayer life with God. I have come to it THROUGH Jesus.

I would highly recommend Scott McKnight's book and am looking forward to his appearances at KOG. It's a simple uncomplicated message for us as taught by Jesus in the context of biblical times—Love God, Serve Others.

Dalene MacWilliams