The Lord’s Prayer, Remixed

In one of his books, Brian McLaren talks about how he often prays the Lord’s Prayer. but will try to put it in different words, in order to not merely recite by rote.

Recently I was looking at Eugene Peterson’s translation of the Bible (The Message) and seeing those familiar words in a completely unusual way really shook me up… in a good way. I was captured by the awe, the beauty and the simplicity of the prayer Jesus taught his disciples.

Our Father in heaven,
Reveal who you are.
Set the world right;
Do what’s best— as above, so below.
Keep us alive with three square meals.
Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.
Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.
You’re in charge!
You can do anything you want!
You’re ablaze in beauty!
Yes. Yes. Yes.

Has something similar ever happened to you, where seeing something in a new setting changed the way you viewed it?