Father Longenecker And The Lord's Prayer

Here and here.

I had to give another 15 minute lesson on Sunday night.  I tried to expand on the perception and reality topics I have been talking about here.  I tried to make it about how we have to teach despite and in spite of the world's perceptions of God's intentions.

I quoted Matthew 5:38-39, and said "We've all been slapped in the face by the world, but do we turn the other cheek and keep our focus on Christ?"  (Of course, I didn't say it exactly like that.)  Now I don't like using generalizations like "the world," but we all let the flesh and those things we don't need or want get in the way of our one true mission.