The Lord's Prayer

Hallowed be Thy Name.



What does it mean to make God's name "hallowed"?

First, the structure of the prayer starts with three Imperatives. Imperatives are verbs that are acting as commands or instructions. It seem to me that when we are calling on God and declaring His name Holy, we are not really just declaring such a thing.



The Greek renders it: Your name is Holy. All that God is is wrapped up in His name. We are saying that "on earth, as it is in heaven" means that God is sinless, without fault and without us declaring anything, He is still supreme.



Our prayer then is to mean that we are saying to all the world (and the heavenly realms) that God is supreme and we are bowing to His authority in our life. We are asking for Him to be glorified through all we do and say, which means it is an invitation to let God work in us.



Not so easy when you put it that way, huh? I am willing and able to ask God today to work in me in such a way that declares to eaveryone else that He is Holy?



Ponder that.

New beginnings

Starting a new year... third year of seminary. It has been an interesting journey to say the least. Not as tough as I first imagined, but still very challenging. I have learned more in these two years that could keep someone busy for a lifetime. Ah, the grace of God and His plan.

My daughter has started her senior year in Hign School, and my son is a freshman. He declared today that he is enjoying H.S. much better than he thought. My husband is in his eleventh year teaching at a college and still enjoys the students.

I have been recently challenged and the next months should be interesting in terms of growth, both spiritual and mentally.