Der dritte Teil: Von der Dankbarkeit — 49. Sonntag
The Prayer for Obedience
This section explains the third petition of the Lord's Prayer, focusing on the surrender of our will to God's perfect purpose.
What does the third petition mean: "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven"? In this we pray: Help us and all people to renounce our own will and to obey your good will alone without any resistance, so that everyone fulfills their earthly tasks as willingly and faithfully as the angels in heaven.
Read the original Latin
Was bedeutet die dritte Bitte: „Dein Wille geschehe wie im Himmel so auf Erden"? Damit beten wir: Hilf, dass wir und alle Menschen unserm eigenen Willen absagen und deinem allein guten Willen ohne alles Widersprechen gehorchen, so dass jeder seine irdischen Aufgaben so willig und treu ausübt wie die Engel im Himmel.
Heidelberg Catechism (Heidelbergse Catechismus) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit