Pope Benedict XVI rounds out his analysis of the Our Father by pointing out that this final petition of the prayer Jesus taught his Disciples picks up where the previous one left off and gives it a positive twist.
He explains: “In the next-to-last petition the ‘not’ set the dominant note (do not give the Evil One more room to manoeuvre than we can bear). In the last petition we come before the Father with the hope that is at the centre of our faith: ‘Rescue, redeem, free us!’ In the final analysis, it is a plea for redemption.”
Amen
Correction to the headline of the previous blog, it should be noted as Luke 11:4 and not Luke 11:5, apologies.
(Note to readers: I thought of next blogging about the seven virtues -- interested?)
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