О третьем прошении
The Third Petition
This section introduces the third petition of the Lord's Prayer.
Question 16. What is the third petition?
God's Will on Earth
The third petition asks for God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Answer. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Understanding God's Will
This section poses a question about what the third petition entails.
Question 17. What does this third petition include?
Living Under God's Will
The third petition asks that God guide our lives, that we and others obey His will, and that no harm comes to us without His permission, assuring us of His care.
Answer. First, we ask God not to let us live our lives in this world according to our own will, but that He Himself guide us as He wants and as He pleases. Secondly, we ask that neither we ourselves nor other people show any disobedience or opposition to His will, and that, as the Angels in heaven obey God's will in all things without question, so all people on earth may obey God without complaint and with all gratitude. Third, by this petition, we testify that no misfortune can befall us, God's chosen ones, without God's permission and will, both concerning the devout life we are to lead and concerning temptations and attacks from the enemy. For the Lord cares not only for us, but also for the hairs of our head, as Scripture says: "But even the hairs of your head are all numbered" (Luke 12:7). And in another place: "And not a hair of your head will perish" (Luke 21:18).
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Вопрос 16. Какое третье прошение?
Ответ. Да будет воля Твоя, яко на небеси и на земли.
Вопрос 17. Что заключает в себе сие третье прошение?
Ответ. Во-первых, просим Бога, чтобы Он не попустил нам располагать жизнию своею в сем мире по нашей собственной воле, но чтобы Сам управлял нами, как хочет, и как Ему угодно. Во-вторых, просим, чтобы ни мы сами, ни другие люди не оказывали никакой непокорности или противления воле Его, и чтобы, как Ангелы на небесах беспрекословно во всем покоряются воле Божией, так и все люди на земле безропотно покорялись Богу со всякою благодарностию. В-третьих, сим прошением свидетельствуем, что нас, избранных Божиих, не может постигнуть никакое злоключение без попущения и воли Божией, как по отношению к благочестивой жизни, которую мы должны вести, так и по отношению к искушениям и нападениям от врага. Ибо Господь не только о нас, но и о волосах на голове нашей печется, как говорит Писание: «Но и власи главы вашея еси изочтени суть» (Лк. 12, 7). И в другом месте: «И влас главы вашея не погибнет» (Лк. 21, 18).
Orthodox Confession (Pravoslavnoe Ispovedanie) 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