Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ: in all my trials and sufferings you have given me the strength to stand firm; in your mercy you have granted me a share of eternal glory.
— Irenaeus of Sirmium prior to his martyrdom under Diocletian c. 304 C.E.
DALLAS WILLARD’S PARAPHRASE OF THE LORD’S PRAYER
Dear Father always near us, may your name be treasured and loved, may your rule be completed in us— may your will be done here on earth in...
