Are You Praying Wrong?
April 19, 2026Pastor Patrick presented today's message, "Are You Praying Wrong?" A video of today's message is here on YouTube. It may help to be familiar with the message but that is not required to enjoy the thoughts below.
First, as more of a side note, Patrick discussed how Jahweh, Adonai, and Jehovah are used and distinguished from each other, Here's a little more detail on that as well as other aspects of the Lord's Prayer: Our Father.
Pastor Patrick also mentioned that the words for "hallowed" in both Greek and Hebrew mean basically the same thing - holy. The Hebrew word is kah-doshe' (קָדַשׁ) and the Greek word is rooted in HA-gee-os (ἅγιος).
Rather than try to re-word what Strong's Concordance says about these two words, I'm going to send you to the respective listings. The bottom line meanings of the words can be found by scrolling down to the "Topical Lexicon" section on the left side of the respective page: kah-doshe' and HA-gee-os.
The notion of separation is a key theme of the Torah. Differences need to be respected. God is not Man and vice versa. He is set apart. God is not Nature, and vice versa. Males are not females and vice versa. Good is not evil, and vice versa. Life is not death and vice versa. Holy is not profane and vice versa. Holy is about being set apart. On the second day of Creation, God didn't create anything; He separated things. All we can sense is material things; God is incorporeal (is not made of matter).
Hallowed is not a word we use much any longer. The closest we get with any regularity is either Old English texts or the holiday Halloween. "All Hallow Even" was the day before "All Hallows' Day" (All Saints Day). Old Testament translations use hallowed much more than does translations of the New Testament. Both however, use many words to translate the many forms of both HA-gee-os (Greek/New) and kah-doshe' (Hebrew/Old).
There's also an understanding of hallowed ground in both testaments, though it's also clear that the ground itself is hallowed only in the presence of God or faithful servants acting faithful.
Bonus
Christmas Angel (movie)
Christmas Angel is a heartwarming story of one way to help people. And how to pass it on. It's not the typical Christmas movie. There is a love story, but no third wheel, no jealous suitor. And a lot of lines that can serve as good advice.
Here's where you can watch it on YouTube: Christmas Angel.
Leviticus 19:18b, "love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD."
"Did you try to say yes?"
"Get over your fear of people."
"People are a better investment."
"This is the perfect season to stop thinking about ourselves and start thinking about others."
"We'll worry about the can and the can't when we're done."
The movie's "Secret Santa" basically trains his replacement.
"Everyone carries around a hurt of some sort. They all need to know someone cares."
"If you help someone, you're the one that benefits the most. It's one of the perks."
"With all the distractions, it's easy to forget what's important."
"Being an angel isn't about the recognition or getting the glory, it's about helping others."
"People need help the rest of the year, too."
