Mrs. Sprengel posted on December 30, 2009 17:29
Memory for the Week of 1/4-1/8
Welcome back! We will be starting the Lord’s Prayer for memory. All memory will be fill-in-the-blank.
Tuesday, 1/5 (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 with all boldness and confidence we may ask Him as dear children ask their dear father.
Wednesday, 1/6 (The Lord’s Prayer: 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 kept holy among us also.
Thursday, 1/7 (The Lord’s Prayer: The First Petition continued…)
How is God’s name kept holy? God’s name is kept holy when the Word of God is taught in its truth and purity, and we, as the children of God, also lead holy lives according to it. Help us to do this, dear Father in heaven! But anyone who teaches or lives contrary to God’s Word profanes the name of God among us. Protect us from this, heavenly Father!
Friday, 1/8 (The Lord’s Prayer: The Second Petition)
Thy kingdom come.
What does this mean? The kingdom of God certainly comes by itself without prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may come to us also.