Commentary
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The Lord’s Prayer: Twelve Tips for The Lord’s Prayer, Phrase-by-Phrase – “Thy Kingdom Come”
4. Thy Kingdom Come I usually pray for my kingdoms and their toys and their riches. Your kingdom I usually defer to heaven, and after I die – very safely distant. But if I think of your kingdom’s riches: peace, joy, happiness, justice. I sure could use now them here and now. So, your kingdom, your kingdom come! Mine can wait a bit.
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The Lord’s Prayer: Twelve Tips for The Lord’s Prayer, Phrase-by-Phrase – “Hallowed Be Thy Name”
3. Hallowed Be Thy Name Your name and your very being: Hallowed, holy, whole, awesome – My name and my very being – not so much: Hollow, profane, fractured, trembling – But wait!! In the garden, didn’t you make me in your likeness? Re-seed and drench me Fill my holes and unbend my fractures Tame my trembling Holy, Holy, Holy…
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The Lord’s Prayer: Twelve Tips for The Lord’s Prayer, Phrase-by-Phrase – “Who Art in Heaven”
2. Who Art in Heaven Sometimes you are distant and I am mad and frustrated. Sometimes you are distant and I’m glad Sometimes it’s just right — When we talk there I hear whispers of heaven’s peace and happiness And that’s nice!
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The Lord’s Prayer: Twelve Tips for The Lord’s Prayer, Phrase-by-Phrase -“Our Father”
1. Our Father Think of the good that human fathers do – and then multiply that for our heavenly Father Think of the bad that human fathers do – think of the opposite; that’s what our heavenly Father does. God ‘s got no human gender or and maybe both… So think of the good that human mothers do – and then multiply that for our heavenly Mother Think of the bad that human mothers do – think of the opposite; that’s what our heavenly Mother does.
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Ash Wednesday – 2014: Time for a 3D Spiritual Selfie: “Purging, Pondering & Paying it Forward”
Lent: 40 days to take a 3D spiritual selfie Why “3D?” Because that’s who we are: we’re not hermits living in isolation. We live in the world with others and we are made in the image and likeness of God. A good spiritual selfie can’t crop out the other people or God!! How do we do it? 3 ways: Purging – kinda like fasting Pondering – kinda like prayer Paying it forward – kinda like charity Purging/Fasting gets us to focus on our own needs and wants. It enables us to realize what is necessary and what we have come to depend on – even if not so necessary. …