Taken From: Matthew 6:9-15
Illustration by Grace Ellen Schiel
In the Father’s presence
we pray in the silence
an awe so quiet we
don’t know when it began;
a fire in our hearts
that almost breaks the chest.
We utter in the passive voice
a soaring petition
asking the active God
to make his real identity known
to cause his name to be revered
to be regarded as holy
to cause God to be God
to us, even through us
and to the world.
Hallowed be your name.
DAS
Author Profile: Born and raised in Montgomery County, Texas, Pastor Dan Schiel was called to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ at age 20 and has served as pastor in independent churches for over forty years. He is the founding pastor of Christ Church (founded 1977). 