t holy, and we are made holy by his name; but he is
always holy, and his name always holy. It is for ourselves, not for
God, that we pray. For we do not wish well to God, to whom no ill
can ever happen. But we wish what is good for ourselves, that his
holy name may be hallowed, that that which is always holy, may be
hallowed in us.

"Thy kingdom come." Come it surely will, whether we ask or no.
Indeed, God hath an eternal kingdom. For when did he not reign?
When did he begin to reign? For his kingdom hath no beginning,
neither shall it have any end. But that ye may know that in this
prayer also we pray for ourselves, and not for God (For we do not
say, "Thy kingdom come," as though we were asking that God may
reign); we shall be ourselves his kingdom, if believing in him we
make progress in this faith. All the faithful, redeemed by the
blood of his only son, will be his kingdom. And this his kingdom
will come, when the resurrection of the dead shall have taken place;
for then he will come himself. And when the dead are risen, he will
divide them, as he himself saith, "and he shall set some on the
right hand, and some on the left." To those who shall be on the
right hand he will say, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, receive the
kingdom." This is what we wish and pray for when we say, "Thy
kingdom come"; that it may come to us. For if we shall be reprobates,
that kingdom shall come to others, but not to us. But if we shall
be of that number, who belong to the members of his only-begotten
son, his kingdom will come to us, and will not tarry. For are there
as many ages yet remaining as have already passed away? The Apostle
John hath said, "My little children, it is the last hour." But it
is a long hour proportioned to this long day; and see how many years
this last hour lasteth. But, nevertheless, be ye as those who
watch, and so sleep, and rise again, and reign. Let us watch now,
let us sleep in death; at the end we shall rise again, and shall
reign without end.

"Thy will be done as in heaven, so in earth." The third thing we
pray for is, that his will may be done as in heaven so in earth.
And in this, too, we wish well for ourselves. For the will of God
must necessarily be done. It is the will of God that the good
should reign, and the wicked be damned. Is it possible that this
will should not be done? But what good do we wish for ourselves,
when we say, "Thy will be done as in heaven, so in ear