10-19-2021, 05:27 AM
It's not a translation, just my own restatement of the underlying thoughts. Jesus was weaving together the two ideas of private prayer (sitting on our Father's lap as children) and a more formal prayer for when His divine court is in session. The Model Prayer is the latter; if you are going to do a public prayer, that's about what it should sound like. That's how we address our Father in a public setting. How we talk to Him in private is another thing entirely.