Let's discuss the "Lords Prayer"

To answer the rest of your question: This is the prayer (or so the Holy Bible says), that Jesus taught his disciples to pray. The reason why "Our Father" was used, instead of "My Father" can be worked out if we look at the "...but forgive us our sins" line of the Lord's Prayer. As many will tell you, Jesus was without sin. Therefore to use "My Father" would imply Jesus had sinned & was in need of forgiveness. So "Our Father" was used as Jesus taught this prayer to his sinning disciples.

Regarding your question about'our' father instead of 'my' father, I feel, it may be because it was taught to groups of people initially and so the word' our' would have been used.Moreover, each individual would have had his own [human]father and here is the Father of all .Orphans are termed GOd's children isn't it? It gives a feeling of belonging to everyone.[I am only trying to think of possible explanations.]

I was only highlighting the fact that God wants us to praise him and ofcourse I know the prayers contain all of what you have mentioned.

God not only expects you to praise him but he also want that you must adore him and worship him. Who would draw a benefit from it? Certainly not God but the one who adores, love and worship God. I am sure you would ask what benefit a person would draw by simply adoring, praising and worshiping God. That is the question you asked. You might have come across many youngsters having a close resemblance to a popular male or female actor. They look like them, walk like them and talk like them. They are quite proud to have such look-alike features. How does it happen? They develop a close resemblance because they love those actors. They literally love them, adore them and even worship them. If someone loves, adores and worships God, the Godliness begin to seep into his conduct. He turns good, he turns truthful; it makes him honest, he turn loving and caring. This is the advantage of loving, praising and adoring God. Most of the religions give you only a lesson in morality. They ask you do this and do not do this. They ask you to master the art of pretense and master the opposing tendencies. It is true that if one does so he does develop a semblance of goodness; but it does not make him really good. The goodness does not become part of his nature. Jesus gave the commandment love your God with your heart, your soul and your strength. He asked us to adore and worship God and do nothing else. That is the reason I believe that Christianity is the true religion.

I found this thing about God asking us to praise Him not quite in order as we as human beings have been told not to do it. It would look odd if I asked you to praise me. Just a thought achilles!

That's a good thing that you have a one on one relationship with God. I also have that relationship. I was only trying to understand this prayer "Our father...." better which incidentally seems to be is not your prayer. To each his/her own. I accept that.

I do that all the time but the fact that God Himself expects us to praise Him was the subject of this discussion!