He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Luke 11:2
After this verse came to my heart, I wanted to know exactly what hallowed meant. Looking up the definition hallowed you find: "sanctified; consecrated; highly venerated; sacrosanct," like the hallowed halls of a great building. To hallow is "to make or set apart as holy. To respect or honor greatly; revere." In simpler terms, we often use hallowed to refer to someone whom we should treat with awe and respect because they deserve it. And why does the Lord's prayer contain the phrase, "Hallowed be Your name"? The phrase follows the opening of the prayer, which directly addresses God, so we know that the phrase means that God's name should be hallowed. And this is why the bible and all of the scriptures are so fascinating. Layers upon layers of meaning and substance. Thank you Lord for your Word.
Matthew 6:9-13
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
"Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come,your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread.12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
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