I've prayed the Lord's Prayer at nearly every church service I've attended my whole life. As we've changed churches throughout the years, the lingo has changed, debts, sins, trespasses etc. However, the meter and meaning have always been the same. It's easy to let it roll out without thinking. I've had it memorized since I was a child.
Recently though, each time I recite the beginning I am struck by something. This something gives me chills to my core. Hallowed. His name is hallowed. It makes me want to whisper the name of God because I am not worthy to say it. Hallowed means sacred, holy, revered and consecrated. God is so holy and wonderful and powerful and amazing that even His name is sacred. Think about that. We toss God around as if He were our friend or our neighbor. While I know these things to be true, I think there is merit in stepping back and thinking about the magnitude of His holiness once in a while. If we are to truly come before him in a humble way, we must first recognize what He is. Hallowed. Even His name.
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