“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (verses 9–10) Jesus is saying that when we dialogue with God, we need to consider where our Father is: he is in heaven. Jesus is saying, “I want heaven to be on your mind when you talk to God.” Why is that important? Because earth is what consumes our minds more often than not. Even when we approach God in prayer, we often do so from a limited, finite perspective. We see the size of our problems instead of the size of our God. We see our weakness instead of God’s strength.
