Jesus taught us to pray that we would be worthy of God's name.
Matthew 6:9 9 "Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name."
Do we ignore Jesus' teaching to live a life worthy of the name of God?
Note: God doesn't need our prayers to make him holy and that isn't what this part of the prayer "hallowed be your name" is about. It isn't even about praising God. In the OT, the name of God was "stamped" on those who entered into covenant with him. But humanity defiled God's name because they didn't take care of the poor, didn't do righteousness, and didn't love justice. Jesus' followers will now have the name of God stamped on them. Jesus is teaching the disciples to ask that they will keep God's name holy through this new way of life that he is enabling within us.
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