Advent Three – The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come; thy will be done.
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread,
And forgive us our sins,
As we forgive those who have sinned against us.
And lead us not into temptation.
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
And the glory, forever. Amen.

Abba, our Father, who is enthroned in heaven. Your name alone is hallowed. As we approach the end of this worldly kingdom here on earth, we pray that You would usher in the new kingdom, the kingdom described in Revelation 21 – where the new Jerusalem will come down and the city will need no sun or moon because Your glory will be our light and our lamp will be Your Son, the lamb of God. As the day of judgment appears, Lord, would You help us to forgive all those who have sinned against us, so that we might enjoy Your forgiveness and grace for all eternity. On this day, today, as we wait for your blessed appearing, deliver us from all temptation and evil that we might persevere until the very end. For we know and we proclaim that Yours is the kingdom, and all the power and all the glory. Amen.

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