The Heidelberg Catechism
Lord’s Day 49Question 124
Reformed Church in America English, 1879
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What is the third petition?
“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 without murmuring obey thy will, which is only good (Acts 21;14); that so every one may attend to, and perform the duties of his station and calling, as willingly and faithfully as the angels do in heaven (Ps. 103;20, 21).