devotions and reflections

When I started school I was amazed at about a lot of things. My classmates were praying in English! That’s cool! Since we were in a multi-grade school meaning two or more grade levels under one teacher, those who were ahead of us were assigned to say the morning prayer. And everyday I would hear everyone praying the same thing. Eventually, it got schematized in my subconscious brain and one day on my way home I suprised myself by reciting the whole prayer silently.

Our Father who art in heaven

Hallowed be thy name

Thy kingdom come

Thy will be done

On 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 temptations

But deliver us from evil

For Thine is the kingdom

And the power and the glory forever

Amen

That’s it! How did I do that? Well, by constantly hearing the same thing everyday for five days a week, any boy or girl will record the data in his/her mind.

But what does that mean? I think that’s where my teacher failed because she didn’t explain to us, new pupils, what the prayer meant. We just learned it along the way as we advanced in grade.