One God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in you all. Eph. 4,6.
QUESTIONS.
1. Of what does the Third Part of our Catechism treat? 2. Why do we call this prayer the Lord's Prayer? 3. On what occasion did the Lord teach His disciples this prayer? 4. Why do we Christians use this prayer so often? 5. But it is not enough to recite this prayer if we would use it correctly; what else is needed? 6. Whom do we address when we say "Our "Father"? [tr. note: punctuation is correct] 7. Why did Jesus teach us to use the name Father in this prayer? 8. How does God become our Father, and how do we become His children? 9. In whose name should we therefore always pray? 10. Who only can really pray to God? 11. Of what is a child certain when he asks his father for something? 12. What may we confidently expect when we pray to our dear Father? 13. Of what do the words "who art in heaven" remind us in our prayer? 14. Our Father to whom we pray is the almighty God; what can He therefore do regarding our prayers? 15. Why does our Lord teach us to say, "Our Father"?
LESSON 40.
The Lord's Prayer.
The First Petition.
Which is the First Petition?
Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy name.
What does this mean?
God's name is indeed holy in itself; but we pray in this petition that it may be holy among us also.
How is this done?