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Originally Posted by BigJohn
In the 'Lord's Prayer', Jesus did not pray to himself but to the Father.
Why did Jesus, in that same prayer, say "hollow be thy name" when praying to his Father?
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I believe the purpose of these words is to consecrate the relationship between God and ourselves and in doing so to make the moment Holy. There is more going on in the Lords Prayer than a petition to God. I see the prayer as an invocation of the presence and works of God into the world. To reconcile and mend the fences between God and ourselves and between ourselves and one another. To assert that in this creation we shall no longer be led into temptation of acts of separation. And to invoke our deliverance from evil. We are taking responsibility for our creation and creating an opportunity to choose a new path.