O God, forgive the sins of the preacher, for they
are many; that people will hear only of your grace ☩ in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. Amen.
“Your
kingdom come.” We pray those words perhaps more than any others. Weddings,
funerals, hospital visits, public liturgies, and individual devotions all have
the Lord’s Prayer at the center, and at the heart of that prayer is the
petition “thy kingdom come.” It’s a rather simple prayer in that it’s only
three words – your kingdom come – but it’s an incredibly subversive,
comforting, and challenging prayer. To pray those three words with the fullness
of our soul is the work of a lifetime.
