![]() ![]() When you hear the word Halloween, does it make you think about this phrase from the Lord’s Prayer? The word Halloween comes from the same root word as hallowed, so there is certainly a connection.īefore Halloween was all about kids walking around the neighborhood to get a bag full of candy, the name had a deeper meaning, specifically related to the day that comes after it. Let’s take a look at some other surprising places where this unusual word is found that you may have not noticed it before. ![]() Being holy means to be completely perfect and completely whole, in need of nothing. It is also hard to think of the word holy without also thinking the word whole, which sounds very similar. According to Merriam Webster, to be holy is to be, “exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness.” There is an aspect of perfection and worthiness involved, and each time we think of God’s name as hallowed, it should bring us to consider his greatness and his majesty. ![]()
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