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"...praying “on earth as it is in heaven” is a daily act of surrender, willingness and eager, obedient intention. It is a renewed commitment of my life to the cause of Jesus Christ. And it’s a happy reminder of the privilege I enjoy in serving the Almighty God of the universe in all that He wants to do on earth." What It Means to Pray, ‘Your Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven’ | Guideposts The Lords Prayer | Complete Scripture Verse ~ Matthew 6:9-13… | Flickr Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic — CC BY-ND 2.0 attribution: Sharon Tate Soberon

"Interestingly, when the Heidelberg Catechism treats the Creed's affirma­tion of "the resurrection of the body," it begins by speaking of this inter­mediate state. In answer to the ques­tion, "What comfort does the resurrection of the body afford you?" the Catechism answers: "That not only my soul, after this life, shall be im­mediately taken up to Christ, its Head; but also that this my body, raised by the power of Christ, shall again be united with my soul, and made like unto the glorious body of Christ." What is interesting about this confes­sion is that it almost "intrudes" into the answer the subject of what be­comes of the believer immediately upon death and the separation of body and soul which death brings. I place the word "intrudes" in quotation marks because it is really not an intrusion at all. It is a necessary confession of faith and the expression of an important biblical teaching which is the source of great com