The Lord's Prayer in the Original Greek

Our Father in heaven
Let your name be hallowed )
Let your kingdom come___) On earth as it is in heaven
Let your will be done_____)

Nurture us for your kingdom work
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us
Lead us not into testing
But deliver us from evil

The first word of this prayer puts us in relation with those around us, from the most distant aquaintence to our loved ones -- God is "our Father", and so we are "brothers and sisters", even if we are not all Christians.

When we pray "Let your name be hallowed; let your kingdom come; let your will be done -- on earth as it is in heaven", we are praying that we will be in that posture of life to make it happen. This means that every thing we do, every one we meet, every thought, every bit of us is for God and for the fulfilment of God's kingdom here on earth.

"Give us this day our daily bread" is really better translated "Nurture us for your kingdom work", because even as we pray the lines before, about wanting to be the vessel of God's work, we realise that we are woefully inadequate, so we ask God to nurture us every day.

"Forgive us as we forgive..." puts us in relation with the people in our lives as well.

The Lord's prayer ends with "Lead us not into testing," where testing refers to God testing the hearts of men, which we fail; and so we plead for God to keep us from the evil in our own hearts, the sin that is so close.

~ Adapted from Rev Dr Robert Mullholland's sermon