The Lord's Prayer: As It Is In Heaven
"Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." -Matthew 6:10 Our Father in Heaven, - may your name be considered holy, - may your kingdom come, - may your will be done... ...on earth as it is in heaven. A scholar I know suggests that the Greek lends itself to the above translation. Hallowed be thy name, he contends, belongs with "on earth as it is in heaven." "On earth as it is in heaven" is not only one of the deepest prayers of the Church, it is also her commission. When we pray "on earth as it is in heaven," we accept the responsibility to make these statements true in our own lives, and to set the example for the world to see. Worded another way, we pray "May your name be considered holy (Hallowed), by humanity as it is by heavenly beings. May our world, nation, state, community, congregation, family and even our very selves, be submitted to your holy name, your great kingdom and your merciful will." W