Personally, I was actually surprised to see that all three
imperatives (or both of them, in the case of Luke) turn out
to be aorists. Matthew and Luke both seem to be expecting
us to pray for an event rather than an ongoing process --
in Rolf Furuli's terms, for something that has a recognizable
beginning and ending. Praying for the community to conform
itself to God's will, it seems to me, would be a prayer for ongoing
rather than realized activity. Perhaps we are to pray for
these events to be realized ultimately and eschatologically.
Regards,
Jim V.
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