“Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Matthew 6:12 Debts – There are only two critical terms in a debt: who and what. Without those two terms, the debt means nothing. So, let’s ask the obvious questions. In the Lord’s Prayer, whom do I owe and what do I owe? Since…
Peace with God does not mean peace with the world. In fact, peace with God means emnity with the world. Peace with God is the status of our spiritual relationship. It is not a description of the condition of our lives. We should expect trails, turmoil, tragedy and death in the course of our journey. …
Someone has to pay. That is a cardinal rule of psycho-emotional development. In order for us to grow as healthy individuals, someone has to make an investment in us. When that investment is short changed, we ourselves are asked to take up the payment. It seems that the psychological makeup of each of us requires…
“Our bread, our daily bread, give us today.” Martin Luther’s translation of Matthew 6:11 Daily – I am indebted to Ernst Lohmeyer for his magnificent work The Lord’s Prayer. Much of his thought underscores our look at this model prayer. His untimely death robbed the world of a man of insight and scholarship. The book,…
