Parishioners take at fresh look at the Lord's Prayer.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: August 7, 2002| Author: Remsen, Jim | Copyright information

PHILADELPHIA _ ``Pray then in this way," Jesus is said to have instructed His disciples.

The succinct address that followed is considered the very foundation of Christian prayer life _ the Lord's Prayer, the Pater Noster, ``the Prayer of Prayers." Countless generations have memorized it and used it in times of need. Worshipers across the church spectrum invoke it weekly, often standing together as they recite or even sing the words.

But how many Christians re...

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