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The Lord's Prayer is an excellent model, but it was never intended to be a magical incantation to get God's attention. Jesus gave this prayer as a pattern to suggest the variety of elements that should be included when we pray.

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Bill Hybels
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: December 12
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Non-Fiction Writer
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Kalamazoo
Michigan
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