Moshiach's Tefilah

Avinu sh'baShomayim
Our Father in heaven,

yiskadash shmecha
hallowed be your Name.

Tavo malchusechah
Your Kingdom come

Ye'aseh r'tzonechah
Your will be done

k'moh vaShomayim ken ba'oretz
on earth as it is in the heavens [or,universe].

Es lechem chukeinu ten lanu hayom
Give us today our daily bread,

u-s'lach lanu es choyvoseinu ka'asher salachnu
and forgive us our offenses [debts]

gam onachnu lachayaveinu
as we also have forgiven those who have offended us [who are indebted to us]

V'al t'vieinu lidey nisayon
And lead us not into temptation

ki im chaltzeinu min horah [or yetzer hora]
but deliver us from the yetzer hora [evil inclination, or... the evil one]

Ki l'chah hamamlachah
for the Kingdom is yours

v'hagvurah
and the power

v'hatiferes
and the glory

l'olmey olamim
forever.

Omeyn

Mattisyohu 6:9-15


Prayers of Judaism in The 2nd Beis haMikdosh (Temple) period were composed of 7 requests. It also had to have 3 sections and this was the specific structure.

The prayer always began with The SHEVA (Praise to HASHEM=G-d), Then followed by the TEFILAH (one's own personal pleas) & concluded by the HODAYAH, which concludes the prayer by giving thanks.

Example ...

The SHEVA

1.Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name.

2.Your Kingdom come

3. Your will be done on earth as it is in in the world to come.

TEFILAH

4. Give us this day our daily bread.

5.and forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.

6.And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the yetzer hora. [the evil inclination, or.. the evil one],

HODAYAH

7.for your's is the Kingdom , and the power , and the glory forever...Omeyn!

Now, lets look at the context matter in Mourners' Kaddish which is so similar to Moshiach's Tefilah. We say this prayer during the three times a day that we daven (pray), this is done in a minyan (group of 10 or more men)...yes, that is 10, not "two or more", but "ten" (or more) men.

Yisgadol v'sikadash sh'may rabo
May his name be exalted & sanctified

B'olmo di v'ro chir-usayh.
in the world that He created as HE willed.

V'yamlich Malchu'say.
May HE give will to HIS kinship

b'cha-yaychin uvyomaychon
in your lifetime & in your days

uvcha-yay d'chol bays Yisro-yel
and in the lifetime of the entire Family of Yisroel

ba-agolo u-vizman koriv.
swiftly and soon.

Omen


The structure of these two important prayers of Judaism are important to apply to our lives, let us petition HASHEM (G_d) to fill us with his Ruach haKoidesh (Holy Spirit) so we may take part in fufilling his will...for this world, & for the world to come!




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