"For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen"
The Lord's Prayer concludes with a petition of praise. It is as if we are saying everything we have just prayed is now turned over to God. It is placed in God's hands. This is as it should be. We give it all to God. "For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever." In all our prayers, no matter what the petition, we turn it over and leave it in God's hands and will. As much as we might want a certain outcome and pray for that result, "the kingdom, power, and glory" are in God, and we trust God to answer in God's time and way. This is faith. It is trusting in God no matter what. With our human needs and wants, this is not always easy to do. But this final doxology (words of praise), remind us each time we pray the Lord's Prayer, that "the kingdom, power, and glory" are all God's. In God alone we trust.
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