\u00dea\u00f0 er b\u00e6n, \u00feegar ma\u00f0urinn talar vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 e\u00f0a hlustar \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0, sem Gu\u00f0 vill vi\u00f0 hann segja. B\u00e6n getur l\u00edka veri\u00f0 lofgj\u00f6r\u00f0 til Gu\u00f0s, s\u00f6g\u00f0 fram e\u00f0a sungin. B\u00e6n er syndaj\u00e1tning, \u00feegar ma\u00f0urinn vi\u00f0urkennir \u00fea\u00f0, sem hann hefur illt gj\u00f6rt. B\u00e6n er bei\u00f0ni, \u00feegar Gu\u00f0 er \u00e1kalla\u00f0ur \u00ed ney\u00f0. \u00deakkarb\u00e6n heitir \u00fea\u00f0, \u00feegar Gu\u00f0i er \u00feakka\u00f0 fyrir g\u00e6sku hans og velgj\u00f6r\u00f0ir. Ma\u00f0urinn getur be\u00f0i\u00f0 Gu\u00f0, \u00feegar hann er einsamall, eins og Jes\u00fas ger\u00f0i stundum (Matt 14.23), en menn bi\u00f0ja l\u00edka margir saman, og hefur \u00fe\u00e1 lei\u00f0togi gjarnan or\u00f0 fyrir hinum.<\/p>\n
\u00cd Dav\u00ed\u00f0ss\u00e1lmum eru b\u00e6\u00f0i lofs\u00f6ngvar og b\u00e6nir. \u00dea\u00f0 eru \u00feakkarb\u00e6nir (Slm 11; 18; 63; 103), lofgj\u00f6r\u00f0ir (Slm 19; 104; 148), i\u00f0runars\u00e1lmar (Slm 51), \u00e1k\u00f6ll um a\u00f0 leysast \u00far \u00e1nau\u00f0 \u00f3vina (Slm 59; 69) og \u00f3skir um a\u00f0 Drottinn standi vi\u00f0 fyrirheit s\u00edn (Slm 89). \u00de\u00e1 er Gu\u00f0 vegsama\u00f0ur fyrir l\u00f6gm\u00e1l sitt (Slm 119) og pr\u00edsa\u00f0ur fyrir alla velgerninga l\u00fd\u00f0 s\u00ednum til handa (Slm 136).<\/p>\n
Sp\u00e1mennirnir kunna fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 segja, er Drottinn tala\u00f0i til \u00feeirra, millili\u00f0alaust (Jes 6; Jer 11.18-20; 17.7-18). Samkv\u00e6mt Esek\u00edel sp\u00e1manni skulu prestarnir bera fram \u00e1k\u00f6ll og b\u00e6nir fyrir h\u00f6nd safna\u00f0arins (Es 40-48), en Jesaja horfir fram til \u00feess dags, \u00feegar mannkyni\u00f0 allt lofsyngur Gu\u00f0i einni raustu.<\/p>\n
\u00cd gu\u00f0spj\u00f6llunum segir oft fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 Jes\u00fas hafi be\u00f0ist fyrir (Mrk 1.35-38; 6.46). \u00cd grasgar\u00f0inum Getsemane ger\u00f0i hann b\u00e6n s\u00edna \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann var tekinn h\u00f6ndum (Mrk 14.36-39). Og hann \u00e1kalla\u00f0i Gu\u00f0, \u00feegar b\u00fai\u00f0 var a\u00f0 negla hann upp \u00e1 krossinn; vitna\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 til b\u00e6nar \u00ed 22. Dav\u00ed\u00f0ss\u00e1lmi. Jes\u00fas kenndi l\u00e6risveinum s\u00ednum b\u00e6nina, sem nefnd hefur veri\u00f0 „b\u00e6n Drottins“, \u00fe.e. Fa\u00f0ir vor (L\u00fak 11.1-4; Matt 6.9-13). \u00cd 17. kap\u00edtula J\u00f3hannesargu\u00f0spjalls er var\u00f0veitt l\u00f6ng fyrirb\u00e6n, svonefnd „\u00e6\u00f0staprestsb\u00e6n“ Jes\u00fa, sem hann ba\u00f0 fyrir l\u00e6risveinum s\u00ednum.<\/p>\n
P\u00e1ll postuli kenndi, a\u00f0 menn g\u00e6tu, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00f3ver\u00f0skulda\u00f0 v\u00e6ri, be\u00f0i\u00f0 til f\u00f6\u00f0urins \u00e1 himnum, af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Kristur hef\u00f0i s\u00e6tt \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0. R\u00e9ttl\u00e6ttir af tr\u00fa, segir hann, hafa mennirnir fri\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 sakir Drottins vors Jes\u00fa Krist, sem d\u00f3 fyrir \u00f3gu\u00f0lega \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00feeir voru enn vanmegna (R\u00f3m 5.1-11). Gu\u00f0 var \u00ed Kristi a\u00f0 s\u00e6tta heiminn vi\u00f0 sig, segir P\u00e1ll (2Kor 5.19) og heilagur andi var af Gu\u00f0i sendur til \u00feess a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja fyrir l\u00e6risveinunum og hj\u00e1lpa \u00feeim a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja (R\u00f3m 8.26,27; 1Kor 2.10-13). H\u00f6fundur Efesusbr\u00e9fsins bi\u00f0ur \u00feess, a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 vildi gefa l\u00e6risveinum Jes\u00fa anda speki og opinberunar, svo a\u00f0 \u00feeir m\u00e6ttu sj\u00e1 hve kr\u00f6ftuglega hann verkar \u00ed \u00feeim sem tr\u00faa (Ef 1.15-22). En umfram allt hvetur P\u00e1ll b\u00f6rn Gu\u00f0s til \u00feess a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja \u00e1n afl\u00e1ts (K\u00f3l 4.2; 6.18; Fil 4.6).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"