A thought for the day

(for my Christian readers). A phrase from the Lord’s prayer says “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” I have often thought of this as a prayer for God’s Kingdom to come at some stage in the future, and this is partly true. However, as we Christians are citizens of the Kingdom of God, whenever we bring peace to the anxious, grace to the needy, company to the lonely or love to others, we act as agents of the Kingdom here and now. This is first and foremost the most likely way in which people will see the love of God at work in this world, and some may be impressed enough to follow suit and believe in God too. Thus our own actions can help to make this prayer self-fulfilling.