The Lord's Prayer, Part 1

The words "Our Father" suggest something about our relationship with God as well as our relationship with each other.


This prayer is filled with details (such as the word "our") that make it the prayer of a whole group of people, not just that of an individual.


"Hallowed" - This word means "to keep or treat as sacred."


"Thy Kingdom come" - What is meant by "Kingdom?"
Personal salvation?
Christian community?
The spread of the gospel?
The final age of peace and justice?

How does this Kingdom come?


In the original language, the phrase "on earth as it is in heaven" refers to all three of the phrases that precede it:
Hallowed be Thy name,
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done.