Our Father/The Opening

Upon first opening Approaching the Qur'an I was not sure if the book was supposed to be a historical reference or a religious translation. Now as I type, I think the meaning of Approaching the Qur'an is supposed to be a intersection of the two, as my topic today refers to the scripture "The Opening":

In the name of God, the Compassionate the Caring. Praise be to God, lord sustainer of the worlds, master of the day of reckoning. To you we turn to worship and to you we turn in time of need. Guide us along the road straight, the road of those to whom you are giving, not those with anger upon them, not those who have lost the way.

I would also like to add "The Lord's Prayer" as a future reference:

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kindgom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

 When I got to the commentary portion of "The Opening" the first sentence referred to this prayer as the "Islamic equivalent" of The Lord's Prayer (pp.43). I however did not draw this parallel upon initially reading both works. I understood the jist of both as callings to God (or Allah) of respect and admiration, but nothing else.  Because the idea of 'talking another's word for it' doesn't sit well with me I decided to break apart each by verse (or sentence) and attempt to draw the correlation. I am unsure of what was absent upon my initial read but as I read them both simultaneously, it seemed as if it was the same prayer. This understanding reminded me of a statement I had heard once 'All religions are essentially the same, they just have different names for different locations.' I assumed this statement to be wrong, because it had to be much more complex than that, yet something was missing. Had I not even opened up my mind to possibility of the commonalities between different religions? Is society really that large of an influence that one cannot even recognize when a bias is placed upon them? I alway prided myself as being an open-minded individual, yet I never knew that Jesus was acknowledged in the faith that many of my friends carry. How does one see these prejudices and correct them? Even though I understand that ignorance to a subject is just that, I am enthusiatic to continue the learning of Islam and other sects of worship to end it.