The fourth chapter looks at the desire for God's kingdom to come, viewed in an almost amillennial way through the workings of believers in bringing people into contact with a little bit of the Kingdom of Heaven through their own lives. The author then discusses the importance of reputation in the hallowing of God's name. Then the author turns to a discussion of the Kingdom of Heaven and the glory of life after the inauguration of the new heavens and new earth. The first chapter deals with God as our Father.
In a bit more than 150 pages, the author divides the Lord's Prayer into twelve chapters.
The author's honesty about the nature of mankind at times is bracing, but for those who are willing to view the Word of God as a mirror into our dark souls will find a great deal of insight here. Parts of this book have the same sort of grandeur and moving nature of, for example, Nouwen's eloquent discussion of the Parable of the Prodigal Son(s), and anyone whose writing can evoke Nouwen's passionate discussion of God's paternal love for humanity is definitely doing something worthy of commendation. This book does such a good job that it made me greatly curious about the author's other layman's looks at various scriptures. In this deeply insightful book, dedicated with proper affection to the author's "humble layman" father, the author writes a thoughtful study on the Lord's Prayer-using the familiar version in Matthew-and adds a great deal of context to help revitalize what can be vain repetition in the mouth of many believers. Like many people, I am familiar with the appealing rhythm and cadence of Matthew 6:9-13 and find it a frequent area of my own personal spiritual reflection and study.
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