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// The Lord's Prayer //  Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
 * INDIVIDUAL EXAMPLE OF SYNECDOCHE **
 * Give us this day our daily bread.**

**ANALYSIS OF PURPOSE ** Jesus gave the Lords Prayer to his followers in order for them to build and focus on their relationship with God. The prayer is a way for men and women to honor God and thank him for all he had done for them. Each phrase of the prayer focuses on a specific aspect of a relationship with God. In order for the prayer to be complete one must say all the phrases just as in a relationship all parts must be completed for it to work out. The phrase "Give us this day our daily bread," is an example of synecdoche. The bread is a representation of a meal. However, the bread also represents all the necessary parts of life, such as food, water, love, comfort and a home. All of these necessary items are represented by one simple word to symbolize how humans can never fully understand how much God cares for them. What humans see is only a small part of all that God really does for them. Just as this one word simplifies so many things into only five letters, humans simplify all the aspects of their life that God has given them. The overall purpose of this line is to represent how small humans are compared to God and to make it obvious that humans will never fully understand everything God has given them and done for them.

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