Waverly Church of Christ

The final prayer of our Lord is the longest of His recorded prayers. Matthew, Mark and Luke mention Jesus’ prayers fairly often. However, apart from what we have come to call “the Lord’s Prayer” (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 22:2-4, a prayer better thought of as the disciples’ prayer, taught by the Lord), it is rare that the content of His prayers are reported. The uniqueness of this prayer is found in two things: a. The One who offers it — the incarnate Son of God b. It’s timing — He is returning to His Father by means of “a desperately shameful and painful death”.