Q. 100 What doth the preface to the Lord's Prayer teach us? A. The preface to the Lord's Prayer (which is, Our Father, which art in heaven) teacheth us to draw near to God with all holy reverence and confidence, as children to a father, able and ready to help us; and that we should pray with and for others. Why does Jesus tell us to use the plural word Our when we address God? Our Father in heaven instead of My Father in heaven?