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Thursday, November 28, 2019

The Lords Prayer and Addiction 11 28 2019

The Lords Prayer and Addiction   11 28 2019


"And do not lead us into temptation!"

That is a pretty strong antidrug message isn't it?  Drugs being addictive and then destructive to your life like they are!

To be tempted to try them once could indeed get you addicted to them.

To tempt a human being to try alcohol just once?  "And do not lead us into temptation."

Again that wine being served at mass and being part of the First Communion Ceremony of the young.  It doesn't fit in with the Lords Prayer does it!  "And do not lead us into temptation."

If you prayed every night "Lord do not let my children be peddled drugs to."  Wouldn't that be a current meaning of the "Do not lead us into temptation?"  Do not lead my children (us) into temptation (drug use, alcoholism?)

And if you argue with a religious authority how do they argue?  They argue in antedotes to summarily dismiss your argument and sidetrack it.  In other words they take your argument or concern out into the dessert of demons?  What does it attempt to do?  Weaken your conviction in your belief?  Weaken your conviction in your asserted belief.  And therefore weaken your conviction in your believe in yourself.  Again, "Do not lead us into temptation." In doing that.  Get it?

It's like one of those games of haystack straws where you pull out the right one and the whole thing falls apart.  And indeed when you do that.  The person who you are arguing with denies that you have done so.  It is the cover your eyes child thing and say, "You can't see me!"  Yeah I do!

Happy Thanksgiving.

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