It has always struck me as slightly odd that this prayer is often called the Lord’s Prayer. True, Jesus is the one who taught it to us. It’s also called the disciple’s prayer, because He first taught it to His closest followers that asked, “Lord, teach us to pray.”

I wonder if the disciples were surprised when He invited them to pray using these incredible relational words . . . “Our Father” That’s why I call this prayer ‘The Son’s & Daughter’s Prayer’; because contained in this prayer is everything we need to keep our focus on our Heavenly Father and His Kingdom; yet still honestly and boldly presenting our humanity to Him. And even though it’s our prayer as sons and daughters, I love the way it ends completely focused on God and His Kingdom. That’s where I want to end up as a worshipper!

This prayer became a song for me because I had a growing sense that while our creativity was good (writing new songs about things we believe are true); it’s incredibly important that we keep on singing the words of Jesus and the timeless truths found in the scriptures.

Special guests on backing vocals are the Ambassadors Quartet. My father Harry Doerksen was a member of this quartet for years, so I asked them to reunite and sing this prayer with me. I believe something very powerful happens when the generations worship together . . . and even though this group of men is well into the ‘grandpa’ years, they still have a living faith and they still love to express their worship in song!