"As we look at the deformed and deviant course of this world, it is not in the least evident that God is a beloved Father (Abba). We need faith, hope, and love to overcome the temptation to skepticism and revolt, as we repeat with Jesus: Our Father. If he had not taught us this and asked us to pray it, then certainly we never would have dared to call out, with such confidence and intimacy, 'Dear Father.'
"We shall develop our reflections at two levels. First of all, we shall seek to enter into the thinking and experience of Jesus. Secondly, we shall attempt to pray the Lord's Prayer in the context of the oppressive forces that weigh down upon contemporary humanity and make its life unhappy." Leonardo Boff