[Jesus taught them, saying:] โPray then in this way:
Our Father in heaven,
ย ย ย ย hallowed be your name.
This is the second part of a series I am writing on the Lordโs Prayer. The first part was shared last week, on โWhy We Pray Our Father.โ This week I am looking at what it means to hallow Godโs name.
Names are important, arenโt they? Every person has a story behind their name. I am named for my father and for my fatherโs father. My name connects me to them, and to those who have gone before me. I still remember learning the name of my maternal grandfather not that many years ago, a name that I had not heard growing up (he died before I was born). Learning his name connected me to him and to my motherโs family in ways that surprised me and moved meโฆ
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