There is a great comic strip about a young man named Calvin who want’s it to snow bad. He begs, commands, trys to manipulate the “Snow God” and even prayers. You can find the comic here and then read below what Jesus has to say about prayer.
Matthew 6:5-13
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’
Questions for Discussion
1. Read the Comic and then Matthew 6
2. What from the passage would help Calvin in the comic learn to pray better?
3. What does Calvin do wrong?
4. How are we like Calvin?
5. What else does Jesus challenge us to do in prayer?
6. Look at Jesus’ model prayer (vs. 9-13).
7. Outline the prayer and discuss how we can use this model prayer in our prayers.
8. Take a moment to pray this prayer.
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