Thursday, October 7, 2010

hallowed be thy name




This week I've been sinking into the Lord's Prayer. I was wondering how to approach it, so I decided to simply ask Jesus. What came of that is that each day I have been meditating on a phrase of the Lord's Prayer. So Monday: Our Father. Tuesday: Who art in heaven. Wednesday: Hallowed be thy name. Thursday: Hallowed be thy name. It seems I'm supposed to sink into this one a little deeper.

What I'm noticing is that "hallowed be thy name" - especially when I use the "King James" language is extremely ... holy. Try rolling those words over in your mind, or even aloud a few times and see if you agree.

Yesterday I simply sat and repeated "hallowed be thy name" in my mind for awhile. Then I started to say it aloud sporadically. Then I used "hallowed be thy name" as a prayer response to things I heard, thought and experienced throughout yesterday and today. I'm experiencing a sense of peace and completeness as I do this.

I wonder what it would be like if we each prayed those words today?

Hallowed be thy name.

-Candice