IMAGINE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN!
In Matthew 6 Jesus taught His disciple to pray. " Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." There is nothing that stirs my imagination more that the phrase, on earth as it is in heaven; especially when I consider the fact that Jesus instructed His disciples on what to pray and how.I wonder, what is heaven like? I imagine it is a place where no child is fatherless, no one is hungry, no one suffers. Could Jesus really have meant that we should pray His Will here on earth? What if he did?
I imagine that He may have intended for His followers to have been included in bringing about His Will! If He did, what role would we play in this? Perhaps through our faith, we can make a difference? Through our demonstration of LOVE we can participate in His Will on earth.
Imagine, on earth as it is in heaven. LOVE works to mobilize the body of Christ around the needs of the poor. Could it be that God would intend through prayer to accomplish His Will?
What are your ideas?
posted by Rev. Rick Carder '87 / ' 03 @ 8:15 PM
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