The Lord's Prayer in Matthew and Mark

I was interested in what we discussed in class today - the differences between Mark and Matthew. And so, I decided to look up what I thought would be something that would be "universal" in every gospel - the Lord's Prayer. I think I was pretty naive to think that there actually would be universality in the first place because we have learned so far that each gospel is so different!

But, anyways, I looked up the passages where Jesus tells the disciples of the Lord's Prayer and how to pray. Here is what I found:

MATTHEW 6:5-15

⁵ “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ⁶ But when you pray,go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

⁷ “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. ⁸ Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. ⁹ Pray then like this:

“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.^[a]
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,^[b]
    on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread,^[c]
12 and forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
¹³ And lead us not into temptation,
    but deliver us from evil.^[d]

¹⁴ For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, ¹⁵ but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

MARK 11:24-25:

²⁴ Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer,believe that you have received^[c] it, and it will be yours. ²⁵ And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”^[d]

What a difference! I think that these two passages really well represent the different attributes of each gospel. Matthew's version puts a lot of emphasis on Jesus' dialogue - he even goes to put the Lord's Prayer in quotations and separate from the rest of the passage. The passage form Mark is very short and to the point. There is no quotation from Jesus, and the passage comes directly after a parable. It makes one question, "who is this man who has the authority to teach us to pray?" rather than the directness of Matthew that, through using the words Father, portrays Jesus as the Son of God.