Lord's Prayer Series / Holy is Your Name!

Hallowed is a word I never really know what to do with.  It's a word I rarely hear used in modern conversation.  Hallowed is a word that descends from the Middle/Old English halowen. That word can in turn be traced back to Old English for "holy."  During the Middle Ages, All Hallows' Day was the name for what Christians now call All Saints' Day, and the evening that preceded All Hallows' Day was All Hallow Even-or, as we know it today, Halloween.  Hallowed people, hallowed places, hallowed objects, hallowed traditions.  Hallowed is just a fancy word for holy, honored or sacred. 

Hallowed for many is most familiar from the Lord's Prayer's use of the word..
'Hallowed be your name' which is really just a fancy way of saying Holy be your name.  This language seems so much more approachable and understandable to me.  And yet, we complicate matters by the use of the word 'be',  'Hallowed be thy name...'  
Be your name to me sounds like an ask, a petition or even a command to be holy, rather than a exclamation of knowingness.  What if I said, "Holy is your name." instead? 
Let's go really crazy and add an exclamation point to that..."Holy is your name!"
 
When I say, "Holy is your name", my prayer becomes the way, the care, the thought or the attitude with which I approach God and the way in which God approaches me.
And all that is Holy should be attainable and shared by everyone.  
You are Holy.  I am Holy.  We are Holy.  Together we stand Holy.  This is a prayer of inclusion if you acknowledge that God's holiness is within us and shared between us. 
Holy is your name, God!  Holy are we together!

As my personal rambling reflections on the Lord's Prayer continue, my very own personal version of the Lord's Prayer is taking shape...(you can read previous posts as to how this interpretation is manifesting.)  

Our God,
Whose Art is Heaven,                                                                
Holy is Your name! 
Holy are you, Holy am I, Holy are we together.                                                    

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