For Thine Is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Forever As a child, when we recited the Lord’s Prayer, we always finished with the phrase: “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.” Even now, this final phrase brings me profound comfort. Throughout the Lord’s Prayer, we embark on … Read more
Meditating on God’s Deliverance When I pray the final phrase of the Lord’s Prayer — “Deliver us from evil” — I often express it as a distinct, personal plea. Although it closely follows “Lead us not into temptation” in the text, in my heart it feels like its own cry: an urgent reaching out to … Read more
When the Road Gets Rough: A Personal Meditation on Temptation and God’s Protection There’s a line in the Lord’s Prayer that I’ve struggled with for a long time: “Lead us not into temptation.” At first glance, it almost sounds like we’re begging God not to push us into wrongdoing, as if He might trick us … Read more
Introduction When we pray “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” we are not whispering a wish—we are pledging allegiance. This is not a passive surrender but an active enlistment into something far greater than ourselves. We are calling down the divine order of heaven into our everyday … Read more
The Lord’s Prayer Jesus speaking in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before … Read more