This Small Wonder!
So He said to them, “When you pray, say:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your
name.”
Luke 11: 2
One of the tiniest books in the world recently sold at a
Brussels
auction for more than four thousand euros. Published in 1952 by
the Gutenberg Museum in Germany, it was part of a fundraising
drive to rebuild the damaged museum after World War II.
You need a strong magnifying glass to read the
print.
What you’ll see through your magnifying glass is the
Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name” (Luke 11:2, KJV).
How ironic! The smallest prayer printed is the biggest
one ever prayed. This prayer has been prayed by more
people, in more languages, at more times, and during
more crises than any other prayer in history.
There’s nothing tiny about it!
Take the word “hallowed.” No matter how small the type, its
meaning is infinite. It refers to God’s holiness, His sanctity,
His sovereign righteousness. Using the word acknowledges
God’s holiness and, by implication, relinquishing control of
our lives to His perfect will.
And that’s enormous!
So take time today to thank God
for His holiness and righteousness.
"If…we are to hallow the name of God,
we must first of all enthrone God within
our hearts."
William Barclay