Why do some traditions recite the Lord's Prayer word for word?

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2) Is the Lord's prayer recited by anyone anywhere else in the Bible other than when Jesus first says it to the disciples?

There are similarities between the Lord's Prayer and others prayers recited in those days as the Kaddish. So it could be said that Jesus used a common pattern to make up His prayer based in what they know: Jewish traditions. We don't have references to say that anyone anywhere else recited it.

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There are two main reasons we recite the Lord's Prayer in worship:

  • It is a model prayer that Jesus gave us to teach us how to pray. We recite it to remind ourselves what genuine prayer looks like.
  • We pray it as a group to unify the congregation. When we recite the Lord's Prayer, we are all speaking to God with one voice.

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