'This book arises from my increasing awareness that the Lord's Prayer contains all that Christians really need to know; it is the very essence of the Gospel... My prayer is that you will have a sense of the great privilege that has been granted to us of holding a precious gem in our hands, of being able to delight in its radiance, play with its many facets, plumb its depths, gain a sense of peace and security from its touch, and in so doing deepen our awareness of our union with Christ.' In these Bible readings for Lent and Easter, Joanna Collicutt shows how growing as a Christian is rooted in the prayer Jesus gave us. As we pray the Lord's Prayer, we express our relationship with God, absorb gospel values and are also motivated to live them out. As we pray to the Father, in union with the Son, through the power of the Spirit, so we begin to take on the character of Christ. The Holy Week readings encourage us to pause, watch and wait at this special season; commentary is kept to a minimum and we spend time reflecting, in the light of the Lord's Prayer, on Luke's description of Christ's passion and resurrection.

BRF's Lent book for 2013, offering daily Bible readings, devotional comment and a prayer or point for reflection for every day from Ash Wednesday to Easter Day. The focus for 2013 is the Lord's Prayer, not only reflecting on the relevant passages from the Gospels but considering the prayer in the wider context of New Testament teaching on prayer. Author Joanna Collicutt draws on her background in psychology as well as theology to present a stimulating study of well-known scriptures.

From The Church Times - 18 January 2013 When You Pray by Joanna Collicut provides a meditation for each day in Lent, around weekly themes that focus on six petitions from the much neglected Lucan form of our Lord's Prayer. Throughout the book, Collicut displays a sure touch, and I felt that, in whatever direction this definite polymath took me, I was safe in her hands. Homely examples from her family life and upbringing sit side by side with substantial psychological insights, and biblical interpretation that is positively encyclopaedic, all seasoned with a wry and informed look at church practices across all traditions. Her literary style is delightfully unstuffy, tight, direct, and humorous, as in: "Jesus says here simply that we should treat members of our 'out groups' as if they were our 'in group'," or "Jesus transforms rather than creates. He takes limited human resources - paltry quantities of bread and fish and a group of rather feeble followers - and changes them." Collicut comes across as a familiar friend, a fellow traveller who understands and empathises with the human condition, boldly walking with you through Lent to draw you to your true home. Reviewed by The Rt Revd David Wilbourne, Assistant Bishop of Llandaff

Living out gospel values through the Lord's prayer

Joanna Collicutt

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Introduction

1 When you pray…

2 Father

3 May your name be held holy

4 Your kingdom come

5 Give us daily our bread for the day

6 And forgive us our sins, for we also release everyone in our debt

7 And do not bring us into a time of testing

Questions for group discussion

Notes

Acknowledgements

About the author

• Those seeking material for personal devotion • Small group leaders • Church leaders and preachers (ideal for a sermon series) • New Christians interested in finding out more about the Lord's prayer • Christians looking to gain new insights into the prayer • Complements the Thy Kingdom Come prayer initiative

• Fully revised second edition by respected author • 49 reflections structured in seven weekly sections, each looking at a different phrase of the Lord's prayer • Combines day-to-day examples from family life with psychological insight and thoughtful biblical interpretation • Includes discussion questions for groups

In this updated edition of a classic text, Joanna Collicutt shows how growing as a Christian is rooted in the prayer Jesus gave us. As we pray the Lord's Prayer, we express our relationship with God, absorb gospel values and are also motivated to live them out. As we pray to the Father, in union with the Son, through the power of the Spirit, so we begin to take on the character of Christ. 'Her literary style is delightfully unstuffy, tight, direct, and humorous. Collicutt comes across as a familiar friend, a fellow traveller who understands and empathises with the human condition, boldly walking with you to draw you to your true home.' David Wilbourne, former Assistant Bishop of Llandaff Previously published as a BRF Lent Book.

"When You Pray" offers daily reflections on the Lord's Prayer, exploring its depth and significance for Christian growth. Ideal for those seeking to deepen their faith and relationship with God.

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Helping equip the Lord's Prayer as a tool for lifelong faith and prayer, this daily read helps you gain a deep understanding and appreciation.

Alan Wildbur

Only partly through but so far very impressed. Not saying much that is already not known. The book has given us new insights into our relationship with God, Jesus and one another in the faith. Two oldies studying a chapter each day.

A really good book

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This year's BRF Lent book by Joanna Collicutt is a daily Bible reflection based on the Lord's Prayer. Using the Lord's Prayer as the frame of reflection for each day's Bible reading certainly rounds out and deepens the Lord's Prayer, and our understanding of how we can see so much of the Bible reflected back in that one prayer. For each of the five weeks and Holy Week, Collicutt focuses on one line or refrain from the Lord's Prayer for her daily reflections, these break down as: Father, May Your Name be Holy; Your Kingdom Come; Give Us Each Day Our Daily Bread; And Forgive Us Our Sins For We Ourselves Forgive Each One Who Is In Debt to Us; and Do Not Put Us to the Test. At the end of these on Easter Day she then reflects us back to a previous reading from earlier that reflected on 'Your Kingdom Has Come' - an interesting move, and one I personally like because it reflects the nature of Easter and Lent, dying and restoring to new life, a return to things past but made new by where we are in the cycle. With each day's reading being no more than three pages in total - including the full Bible reading for that day's reflection and a one line prayer this is not an onerous task to undertake daily for your Lenten journey, and the meditative and reflective style of writing adds no burden to the experience.  
At the very end of the book there is also a series of questions so that you could if wanted use this book as the basis for a weekly Lent course too. Of course though this book is aimed at the Lenten journey, with its emphasis on the Lord's Prayer it could be used at any time of the year and would make for quite a good group study on the Lord's Prayer itself.

When You Pray

Daily Bible reflections for Lent and Easter on the Lord's Prayer

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