"Hallowed be Thy name." Jesus' prayer does not offer God extravagant praise; in fact, this is not actually praise, but a simple statement that God's name is sacred. This echoes the first, second Mosaic commandments (one God, no idols, and the name is sacred) and Jesus' Greatest Commandment: "Thou shall love the Lord they God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." "Love God"; that is what is required. Of course, the second part is implicit: "Love all of God's creation."

May we take these words to heart, not just reciting them at appropriate times, but really living them.

Thoughts from Lyn Pickhover

Lenten Devotions
February 27, 2021