(Shorter Catechism) Q. 101 What do we pray for in the first petition?
A. In the first petition, which is, Hallowed be thy name, we pray that God would enable us, and others, to glorify Him in all that whereby he makes Himself known; and that He would dispose all things to His own glory.
(Larger Catechism) Q. 190 What do we pray for in the first petition?
In the first petition, (which is, Hallowed be thy name,) acknowledging the utter inability and indisposition that is in ourselves and all men to honor God aright, we pray,
1) that God would by his grace enable and incline us and others to know, to acknowledge, and highly esteem him, his titles, attributes, ordinances, Word, works, and whatsoever he is pleased to make himself known by;
2) and to glorify him in thought, word, and deed:
3) that he would and prevent and remove atheism, ignorance, idolatry, profaneness, and whatsoever is dishonorable to him;
4) and, by his overruling providence, direct and dispose of all things to his own glory. |
