Old paths to a new faith: The Lord’s Prayer

There’s a well trodden prayer that has been a guide to my faith these last few years. I stumble easily into it, feeling its familiarity like feet finding their way to the kitchen to quench a mid-night thirst. The prayer is short and simple, wise and sharp. It’s rhythmic and it’s easy — although some days when I pray it, I find myself halted abruptly, part way through its cadence.

It’s most likely you already know this prayer. Even if your praying days have petered to a quiet memory, listen to the first few words, and the lines might just tumble from your lips like lyrics from an old song.