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#### Larger Catechism

<span class="q">Q 187.</span> How is the Lord's Prayer to be used?

<span class="q">A.</span> The Lord's Prayer is not only for direction, as a pattern, according to which we are to make other prayers; but may also be used as a prayer, so that it be done with understanding, faith, reverence, and other graces necessary to the right performance of the duty of prayer.[^fnref:wlc1]


[^fnref:wlc1]: <div class="esv"><h5>Matthew 6:9</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p40006009.01-1"><span class="woc">Pray then like this:</span></p> <div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p40006009.05-1"><span class="woc">&#8220;Our Father in heaven,<br /> hallowed be your name.</span></p> </div> </div><h5>Luke 11:2</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p42011002.01-2">And he said to them, <span class="woc">&#8220;When you pray, say:</span></p> <div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p42011002.10-2"><span class="woc">&#8220;Father, hallowed be your name.<br /> Your kingdom come.</span>  (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div> </div>