κήρυξον τὸν λόγον

In the Ten Commandments, we learned how holy we should actually live our lives ... and most importantly, how we have failed in that, thus leading us to recognize our need for a savior. In the Apostles’ Creed, which confesses the Gospel of God … the one who created us and redeemed us and sanctifies us to grant us the holy life he requires of us.  Now in the third chief part of the Catechism, the Lord’s Prayer, we will learn how this life of holiness, which we live by faith, is readily made available to us by our gracious God. It comes in prayer. True prayer is the act of faith by which we acknowledge the presence of the gracious God. It’s an act of faith by which we receive the good gifts he has promised and is eager to deliver. It’s the act of faith by which we permit the Gospel to express itself in our lives. Prayer is the act of faith in which we acknowledge that we have a new relationship with the Father and with each other. Prayer is not an act of faith by which we can force Go...