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A Word from Our Sponsor For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God. -- John 3:20-21 The Heidelberg Catechism: Part 3 - Thankfulness Week 49: Our Lord's Prayer 124. Q. What is the third petition? A. "Thy will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven." That is: grant that we and all men may renounce our own will, and obey thy will, which alone is good, without grumbling, so that everyone may carry out his office and calling as willingly and faithfully as the angels in heaven. [Ps. 103:20-21; Matt. 7:21; 16:24-26; Luke 22:42; Rom. 12:1-2; I Cor. 7:17-24; Eph. 6:5-9; Titus 2:11-12] Suggestions for discussion and review: 1. Briefly explain the connection between the second and third petitions of the Lord's Prayer. 2. Finish these analogies: Food is to _______ as gas is to ______________ . _____________ is to lamp as ___________ is to kite. __________ is to our spirits as _________ to our bodies. (see John 4:34) 3. Give an example of why we should "renounce our own will, and obey thy will, which alone is good, without grumbling." * * * * * * * * * * The great act of faith is when man decides that he is not God. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. "Very few of us could say with Paul's conviction, 'For me to live is Christ.' If we experienced this as a transforming joy, a life-bearing truth, we would not be so generally passive about it." -- John Garvey