Catechism for Young Children · Question 107 of 145

What has Christ given us to teach us how to pray?

A.The Lord’s Prayer.

What does this answer mean?

Christ has given us the Lord's Prayer to teach us how to pray. Jesus gave it to his disciples when they asked him to teach them to pray (Luke 11:1-4). It is both a prayer to say and a pattern for all our prayers.

What can we ask our children?

  1. What has Christ given us to teach us how to pray?
  2. Who asked Jesus to teach them to pray?
  3. Can we use it as a pattern for our own words?

Can I print this question?

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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).

Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.