Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

The Dilemma of Dismissing Jesus…

Within the first stanza of the “Our Father,” we encounter a series of directives that I argue tend to be dismissed just like the yield sign on a major highway. The first directive calls us to respect His name as “Abba-Father.” God is our Father; simply put, there is no other. The second directive reminds us that there is only one Kingdom, Heaven, not to be confused with what some individuals would prefer to live in an earthly kingdom…