"'Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples. ' And he said to them, 'When you pray, say: Father hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.'" Luke 11:2-4
I'd never noticed the significance of the words YOUR and US in the Lord's Prayer. Jesus not only calls each of us into a personal relationship with Him, but calls us to be his church in living out the life of the Kingdom of God together.
This reminded me of one of my favorite quotes by author Donald Miller: "Life is not a story about me, but it is being told to me, and I can be glad of that."
As Christians, the primary goal of our lives is engaging with the abundant life God offers us as children of his Kingdom, not about building our own success, image, happiness etc. The great beauty in orienting our lives around "YOUR will be done" is that we get to watch the amazing way God tells His story in our lives. What a gift!
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