The Perfect Prayer

St Matthew 6 Verse 6

 

 

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are ... for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets ... that they may be seen of men.

 

Verily I say unto you ... they have their reward.

 

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father ... and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

 

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do ... for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

 

But not ye therefore like unto them ... for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of ... before ye ask him.

 

After this manner therefore pray ye:

 

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name.

 

Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

 

Give us this day our daily bread.

 

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

 

For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.

 

Amen.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.

 

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.

 

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 

 

The light of the body is the eye ... if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

 

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness.

 

If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

 

No man can serve two masters ... for either he will hate the one, and love the other ... or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.

 

Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow ... for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself ... sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

 

 

The Miracle Of The Bread And The Fish

St Matthew Chapter 14 Verse 14

 

 

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and He healed their sick.

 

And when it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying: 'This is a desert place, and the time is now past ... send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.'

 

But Jesus said unto them: 'They need not depart ... give ye them to eat.'

 

And they say unto Him: 'We have here but 5 loaves, and 2 fishes.'

 

He said; 'Bring them hither to me.'

 

And He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the 5 loaves, and the 2 fishes, and looking up to Heaven, He blessed, and broke, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

 

And they did all eat, and were filled ... and they took up the fragments that remained 12 baskets full.

 

And they that had eaten were about 5000 men, beside women and children.

 

 

 

 

Jesus Walks On The Sea

 

St Matthew Chapter 14 Verse 22

 

 

 

And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples go get into a ship, and to go before Him unto the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.

 

And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up into a mountain apart to pray ... and when the evening was come, He was there alone.

 

But the ship was now in the midst of the sea ... tossed with waves ... for the wind was contrary.

 

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

 

And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying: 'It is a spirit.' ... and they cried out for fear.

 

But straightway Jesus spoke unto them, saying: 'Be of good cheer ... it is I ... be not afraid.'

 

And Peter answered Him, and said: 'Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water.'

 

And He said: 'Come.'

 

And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

 

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid ... and beginning to sink, he cried, saying: 'Lord, save me.'

 

And immediately Jesus stretching forth His hand, and caught him, and said unto him: 'O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?'

 

And when they came into the ship, the wind ceased.

 

Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped Him, saying: 'Of a truth Thou art the Son Of God.'

 

And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

 

And when the men of that place had knowledge of Him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto Him all that were diseased.

 

And besought Him that they might only touch the hem of his garment ... and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

 

 

FIN