Twenty-fourth Day
'Hallowed be Thy Name.' — Matt. vi. 9, 10.
HALLOWED by Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.' All this is a continuous act of love. To sanctify the name of God means to glorify Him in all things, and to long for nothing but His glory. To desire His kingdom means to wish with one’s whole heart to be subject to Him in all things, and to have Him reign not only over us, but over all creatures. His kingdom is in heaven; and His supremacy will be declared over the whole earth at the Last Judgment. What we have to do, therefore, is to put ourselves into the right state for desiring that glorious day. Would that we might all be of the number to whom Christ says ' When these things begin to come to pass’ — that is, when the signs that herald the Last Judgment shall appear, and that great day shall approach — whilst the rest of
