Der dritte Teil: Von der Dankbarkeit — 51. Sonntag
The Fifth Petition: Forgiveness
This pericope explores the meaning of asking God for forgiveness while extending that same grace to our neighbors.
What does the fifth petition mean: "Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors"? In this we pray: For the sake of the blood of Christ, count all our sins and the evil that still clings to us as nothing, just as we find in ourselves the desire to forgive our neighbor from the heart.
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Was bedeutet die fünfte Bitte: „Vergib uns unsere Schuld, wie auch wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern"? Damit beten wir: Rechne uns armen Sündern alle unsere Missetat und das Böse, das uns immer noch anhängt, um des Blutes Christi willen nicht zu, wie auch wir es als Zeugnis deiner Gnade in uns finden, unserem Nächsten von Herzen verzeihen zu wollen.
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