Thy Kingdom Come

Savior, and if your heart persistently says, “Lord Jesus, our cause is nothing; Lord Jesus, come! Yea, come, Lord Jesus,” then the Savior says to you: “Pray without ceasing! Do not let up! Do not become foolish, and do not be without un­ derstanding! Pray!”

Through prayer we must set ourselves into the return of Jesus Christ, into the history of his coming to the world.

And I give you the advice, I would almost say the command: If you pray regarding any matter, even concerning material needs, then place yourselves within the coming of the Sav­ ior...

And even when we individually experience help (and I receive so much help that often I am embarrassed in the presence of other people), then we must always ask uneasily: “Does this come from the return of my Lord Jesus Christ?”

And if it does come from this return, then it is a sign that the Savior is coming. Then I shout for joy; then I rejoice; then I am exultant; then I am comforted! A sign of the coming Savior! I do not know what else can give me joy on earth.

Today there is something of the return of Jesus Christ...

How is it today? Does our praying stand fully under this portent? Does the Savior here and now have people who be­ lieve in him as the Coming One, so that he can find a base of operations on earth? There certainly is much praying: you pray; your neighbor prays; your enemy prays; your ad­ versary prays; everybody prays. But you pray in your sin, in your pride, in your passion. You pray, and the world remains 175