Question

What are we doing when we pray the first petition, may your name be holy, of the Lord’s Prayer? Select all that apply.

ask God to provide for our material needs
surrender our lives to God’s will
invite God to produce God’s holiness in us and the world
acknowledge God’s holiness
forgive us

Answer 1

When we pray the first petition, "may your name be holy," of the Lord’s Prayer, the following apply:

- **Invite God to produce God’s holiness in us and the world**: This petition is about asking for God's holiness to be recognized and manifested in our lives and the world around us.

- **Acknowledge God’s holiness**: By praying this petition, we are acknowledging that God’s name is holy and that we honor and revere it.

The other options do not directly relate to the first petition.

- **Ask God to provide for our material needs** typically relates to the petition "Give us this day our daily bread."
- **Surrender our lives to God’s will** aligns more with the petition "Thy will be done."
- **Forgive us** connects to the petition "Forgive us our trespasses."

So, the correct selections regarding the first petition are inviting God to produce holiness in us and acknowledging God's holiness.