2. We read (Luke 11,1) that, at a certain time, the disciples saw and, probably heard their Master praying, speaking with His Father in heaven. This made so deep an impression upon them that one of them asked the Lord: _"Lord, teach us to pray."_ The Lord gladly complied with this request and said: _"When ye pray, say: Our Father who art in heaven,"_ etc. The Lord Himself gave His disciples this prayer, and therefore we call it the Lord's Prayer. We say this beautiful prayer _very often, daily,_ and we should do so. Our Lord gave it to us. When we use this prayer, we know that we pray according to our Master's will. But reciting this prayer is not enough, we must also understand what we are praying. We should ever better learn _what the words of this prayer mean._ Let us see how our Catechism explains them. 3. _"Our Father who art in heaven,"_ thus our Lord teaches us to address _the true God, the Triune God._ What love God has bestowed upon us that we are called His children, and that we are permitted to call Him _Father!_ 1 John 3,1. Christ might have chosen different names to address God; but He teaches us to call God our _Father._ Why does He do so? _"God would by these words tenderly invite us to believe that He is our true Father and we are His true children."_ When we come to God to speak to Him in our prayers, we should always believe and remember that God is our true Father, and that we are His true children. _You know that God is indeed your Father and you are His child._ It is true, we are all sinners, and the holy God hates sin, but our dear Lord has redeemed us from all sins and has earned for us forgiveness of sins and righteousness in the sight of God. _Through Christ, my Brother,_ I have become God's true child, and God has become my true Father. _In Christ's name_ I come to God and call Him Father, believing that for Christ's sake God really is my Father and I am His child. _"For this cause"_ (because Christ is my Brother) _"I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named."_ Eph. 3,14.15. Remember that only those who believe in Jesus Christ may call God their Father. _Only children of God, through faith in Christ, can really pray to God._