Amen—It shall be so!
Again, we turn to Luther and hear his words, “Amen means, ‘yes it shall be so.’ We say Amen because we are certain that such petitions are pleasing to our Father in heaven and are heard by him. For he himself has commanded us to pray in this way and has promised to hear us.”
If you are ever out of prayer words to offer, or confused as to what you could be praying for, use these words of our Lord’s prayer and let them be yours. That is where they came in the beginning because the disciples did not know what to pray and then asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. This Lord’s prayer is all inclusive of our needs, our wants, and our hopes.
If there is a danger with this prayer it could be that it is used so universally that it may become nothing more than a polite way to end a meeting or close a worship experience and thereby lose the powerful intent Jesus has when first offering it. We might then ask this prayer: “Lord help us to never offer the beautiful words you have given us in any meaningless way or fashion”
The “Amen” on this prayer tells you and me that what we have prayed for indeed does please our God while it meets our needs and what we have prayers for will indeed happen. God does not give empty promises but fills us with all that is good and beneficial for us. Pray this prayer often and pray it with conviction, it is our Lord’s gift to us.
Prayer: Thank you Lord for giving us words we can use to talk with you. Amen
Pastor Jerry
