Theme: The Marriage Feast Draws Near
Learn by Heart
Verse: 1 John 3:2
Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
Hymn: “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates” | ELH #91:1-2
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The Catechism: The Introduction and First Petition of the Lord’s Prayer
The Introduction
Our Father, Who art in heaven.
What does this mean?
With these words God tenderly invites us to believe that He is our true Father, and that we are His true children, so that we may ask Him with all boldness and confidence, as children ask their dear father.
The First Petition
Hallowed be Thy name.
What does this mean?
God’s name is certainly holy in itself, but we pray in this petition that it may be holy among us also.
How is God’s name hallowed?
God’s name is kept holy when His Word is taught in its truth and purity, and we as the children of God live holy lives according to it. This grant us, dear Father in heaven! But he who teaches and lives contrary to the Word of God dishonors God’s name among us. From this preserve us, heavenly Father!
