The Connector
September 2014
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The Lord’s Prayer: “Hallowed Be Your Name” (Part 4)
Spiritual Thought Rev. David Schumacher When we pray, as we do in the Lord’s Prayer, “Hallowed be your name,” we are, in essence, bowing before God and showing Him the proper reverence that He is due. In order to revere God properly you must first believe He exists. You need to know what He’s like so that you’ll know whom you’re worshipping, and you need to start obeying Him, because in the end, He’s God and you’re not.
Jesus says, “Look! Here I stand at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open the door, I will come in and we will share a meal as friends.” (Revelation 3:20) To revere God means to be willing to open the door of your heart and allow Jesus in; to invite Him into your life each and every day, to lead you and guide you God’s way. Wherever you are, that’s where Jesus needs to be. That’s where He wants to be — with you. Reverence means being constantly and continually in tune and in step with Jesus. A stressed-out woman on a busy street was tailgating a man. Suddenly, the light turned yellow just in front of the man. He did the right
thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, yelling in frustration as she missed her chance to get through the intersection. As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit the car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, another policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where
the arresting officer was waiting with her personal items. He said, “I’m sorry for this mistake. You see I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the ‘What Would Jesus Do’ sign in the back window, the ‘Choose Life’ license plate holder, the ‘Follow Me to Sunday School’ bumper sticker, and the chrome plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally I assumed you had stolen the car.” In his Small Catechism, Luther asks, “How is God’s name hallowed amongst us?” His answer is, “When both our life and doctrine are truly Christian.” Jesus says, “As the Father has loved me, so have I
loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.” (John 15:9-14)
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