Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

I acknowledge that God is my creator. I am in relationship with God. The relationship is analogous to that of parent and child.

I acknowledge that the God to whom I pray is "our" Father, the creator of the universe and the common creator of humankind.

God abides in coeli -- the heavens -- which encompass earth but extend far beyond and transcend this experience.

The Kaddish begins, "Magnified and sanctified is God's great name in the world which he has created according to his will ." Name refers to God's identity, not just God's cognomen. Traditionally there are 72 names of God, referents to God's nature and character.

I originally learned, "Our Father which art in heaven." When 13 or 14 I was rehearsing to sing a solo of The Lord's Prayer at church. Louis Day, a long-time choir member, said he preferred "who" to "which." It was, perhaps, my first encounter with the transforming power of word choice.