Thought for the Day

That we pray to God in heaven is a reminder that we become part of a large struggle by praying this prayer [the Lord's Prayer]. The thing between us and Jesus is not merely personal; it's cosmic. The God whom we have been taught by Jesus to address as "our Father" is the one who rules the whole cosmos, who speaks in earthquake, wind, and fire. Any less of a god wouldn't do us much good.
--William H. Willimon and Stanley Hauwewas