Heart in pilgrimage: Jesus at prayer in the Gospel of Luke

In this year in which the Gospel of Luke is the key lectionary Gospel I have found myself revisiting ideas and thoughts I first explored a decade or so ago. I am increasingly interested in how the Lord’s Prayer is not simply prayer taught by Jesus to his disciples but is deeply foundational for our understanding of who Jesus is, and the nature of his ministry. In particular I think that Luke wants us to discover how Jesus exemplifies the prayer he has taught his disciples in his own ongoing life – and eventually in his Passion. The reflection below was initially written by me about 15 years ago for publication in the journal ‘The Reader’.

Clare Amos, Director of Lay Discipleship, Diocese in Europe

clare.amos@europe.anglican.org