A six-year-old boy stepped between an attacking dog and his little sister, left hospital with ninety stitches, and then said that if someone had to die, it should have been him. Such wonder at moral beauty opens this reflection on Psalm 113 and the phrase hallowed be your name from the Lord’s Prayer. The speaker leads us through the names by which God revealed himself to Israel and through her own testimonies from Ukraine about a God who lifts the poor from the dust. Listen and see why every prayer comes down to one single request.
Hallowed Be Your Name
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
Does our conversation with God make a difference? As we listen to the prayer known as the “Our Father,” we discover that it changes our perspective on the world and helps us bring together in our lives what should be brought together. As we repeat the words of this prayer, we begin by talking with God about God and about our relationship. In the second part, we talk with God about ourselves and our relationships with others. And the purpose of this entire conversation is to bring these two worlds together-what is in heaven with what is on earth. That is what talking with God is all about.
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