Theme: The Works of the Lord Are to Save Forever
Learn by Heart
Verse: John 3:2
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
Hymn: “Our Father, Thou in Heaven Above” | ELH #383:1-2
Listen to the hymn here.
The Catechism: The Introduction & 1st Petition of the Lord’s Prayer
The Introduction to the Lord’s Prayer
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!
