The Seventh
Petition
And deliver us
from evil.
What does this mean?
Luther' Small Catechism says: We ask in this
prayer, as in a summary, that our Father in heaven may deliver us from all
kinds of evil—affecting body or soul, property or reputation—and at last, when
our final hour comes, may grant us a blessed end and take us by grace from this
valley of tears to himself in heaven.
Questions:
- Can you give an example of the different kinds of evil listed above:
- Evil affecting body:
- Evil affecting soul:
- Evil affecting property:
- Evil affecting reputation:
- Re-Write this sentence in your own words: and at last, when our final hour comes, may grant us a blessed end and take us by grace from this valley of tears to himself in heaven.
Pray this prayer for a friend. Why is it important to prayer for others, even if they don't know we are praying for them?
