{"id":36472,"date":"2026-10-14T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=36472"},"modified":"2026-10-05T15:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:15:17","slug":"lords-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/lords-prayer.htm","title":{"rendered":"Teach Us to Pray – An Acrostic Based on the Lord’s Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you want to learn how to pray? Jesus’ disciples observed His authenticity<\/a> and consistency<\/a> in praying. “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray …'” (Lk. <\/span>11:1)<\/span>. He responded with a pattern for praying that’s come to be known as the Lord’s Prayer. While many of us can repeat this prayer from memory, do we truly grasp the significance of what these words represent for us in how to pray? Following you’ll find an acrostic based on the Lord’s Prayer that looks behind the words to their meaning.<\/p>\n

An Acrostic on How to Pray Based on the Lord’s Prayer<\/h2>\n

This acrostic using the word PRAYER, pulls on different phrases from the Lord’s Prayer as found in Luke 11:1-4 and Matthew 6:9-13. It doesn’t follow the exact order of His prayer but rather is meant to point to elements of that prayer. You’ll also find some of the phrases referenced more than once.<\/p>\n

Jesus was teaching that praying is about …<\/p>\n

\"The<\/strong><\/span>P<\/strong><\/span> – Praising<\/p>\n

Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How will we truly mean what follows if we don’t view God as great enough and high enough to accomplish what’s right and best for us?<\/p>\n

R<\/strong><\/span> – Requesting<\/p>\n

Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Praying is about relying on Him to not only give us what we need but know what we need. We must get beyond physical needs to relational and spiritual needs as well.<\/p>\n

A<\/strong><\/span> – Aligning<\/p>\n

Thy Kingdom come …<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In praying we need to acknowledge and trust in the sovereignty of God, making it about His glory.<\/p>\n

Y<\/strong><\/span> – Yielding<\/p>\n

Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Praying must get beyond merely asking for what we want. Like Jesus, let’s learn to pray, “Not my will but yours be done” (Lk. <\/span>22:42)<\/span>. We make it about doing life and ministry His ways because He is sovereign. He knows what’s best.<\/p>\n

E<\/strong><\/span> – Embracing<\/p>\n

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As we pray we embrace His mercy and grace to the extent that it impacts how we relate to others. We grab hold of His power to make us overcomers.<\/p>\n

R<\/strong><\/span> – Resting<\/p>\n

For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If when we pray, we praise Him and make our requests with the intent of aligning and yielding to Him, we not only embrace His mercy, grace, and power but also find peace that lets us rest knowing He’s in control.<\/p>\n

Resources to Teach Us How to Pray<\/h2>\n

Below you’ll find a variety of different resources to help pray as Jesus taught His disciples:<\/p>\n