one thing i never see the same
when you're around A sermon on the first petition in the Lord's Prayer : Today we get to the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer, “hallowed be your name.” Or, “hallowed be thy name,” depending on how you pray it. But either way, it’s just four little words. Four little words that are easy to say, but hard to understand. For a whole multitude of reasons, too. Reflecting on these words, “hallowed be your name,” Luther remarks in the Large Catechism that this an odd phrase. He says it’s not a natural way to speak in German. Well, it’s not a natural way to speak in English, either! Is it? As it turns out, though, this little phrase, “hallowed be your name,” encapsulates the entire Lord’s Prayer! In fact, it even sums up the whole of the Christian life! And here’s a wild thing; just making this supplication helps bring it to pass, too! Now, I know that’s a little ambiguous . But for now, I want to leave it at that. In the meantime, thou...