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It may seem strange to speak about power and glory in Holy Week, in the week when the focus is a crucified man in so much pain and torment. When it looks like evil has won. When the words of the Lord鈥檚 Prayer, all seem so distant. Thy will be done? Is this God鈥檚 will? But this image, the dying man is an image of glory. In becoming the least of all, in becoming a sacrifice, this is how God shows his power.

Archbishop Stephen Cottrell speaks from personal experience and draws on the story of the Passion and the words of Jesus from the Cross. What do they mean for people today? People suffering from illness? People living in poverty? People living with loneliness or struggling with their mental health.
Power, glory, eternity, are not for them. But if we turn the idea on its head, we see a new message.
鈥淭he glory of the cross is Christ present with us in our suffering. God鈥檚 real and actual power was always the power of love.鈥�

In this series six people reflect on Jesus ministry, teaching and Passion from a deeply personal perspective focussing on words from The Lord's Prayer. Their life experience is echoed by the words of The Lord's Prayer. These are words shared across Christian denominations but they go further; they are part of our culture and tradition. They express universal themes that speak to the hopes and dreams of humanity, a cry to fulfil both our spiritual and physical needs.

It could really be thought of as The People鈥檚 Prayer.

Producer: Katharine Longworth