2779. Before we make our own this first exclamation of the Lord’s Prayer, we must humbly cleanse our hearts of certain false images drawn “from this world.” Humility makes us recognize that “no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him,” that is, “to little children.”30 The purification of our hearts has to do with paternal or maternal images, stemming from our personal and cultural history, and influencing our relationship with God. God our Father transcends the categories of the created world. To impose our own ideas in this area “upon him” would be to fabricate idols to adore or pull down. To pray to the Father is to enter into his mystery as he is and as the Son has revealed him to us.
The expression God the Father had never been revealed to anyone. When Moses himself asked God who he was, he heard another name. the Father’s name has been revealed to us in the Son, for the name “Son” implies the new name “Father.”31
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379. What are the principal human virtues?
254. Who brought to fulfillment those prefigurations?
339. How does sin threaten marriage?
569. How can vocal prayer be described?
114. How did Jesus conduct himself in regard to the Law of Israel?
138. What are the names of the Holy Spirit?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the promise of salvation amid darkness in Micah 7:7 mean?
What is the meaning of being “blameless” according to the 2 Peter 3:14 passage?
How did Solomon become the wisest king who ever lived? An analysis of 1 Kings 3.
How to deal with opposition to the truth of the Gospel?
What is the message of Proverbs 6:6-11 about laziness and hard work?
The importance of hospitality and caring for others: The generosity of Tobias and his wife Sara.
