One obvious question is "Where in the Lord's Prayer does one ask for the gift of the Holy Spirit?"
I wonder if it comes from basileia: "bas-il-i'-ah; from G935; properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively):—kingdom, + reign." If the word means kingship, and the invitation is implicitly for that to come beginning with us, then perhaps that part of the request is for God's kingship to be in us. If so, thanks to God's simplicity, that's a request for God to be in us.
Yes, I know Matthew has something a bit different.
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