so all day long, i've had this sara watkins cover of a john hartford song stuck in my head. it's quite amazing. you can hear it here, though sean's backing vocals kind of kill it because he clearly doesn't know the words. brother fail! speaking of brothers, i've been virtually [and by virtually, of course, i mean on the internets, not 'almost'] hanging out with my brother all day today and it's been cool. can't wait to get back to san diego and hang with him and my family and friends. hmm. i said that yesterday!
this morning's sermon was on the last petition of the Lord's prayer, more properly called the disciples' prayer, which is 'but deliver us from the evil one.' it's interesting how Jesus pairs the petition for God not to lead us into temptation, but to actually deliver us as well. these two are essentially the same desire, but i think it goes a bit further into the realization that we cannot hope to deliver ourselves from evil. we are easily led astray by temptation and require deliverance.
pastor taylor pointed out that neither can one of us escape from satan's ensnarement, our captivity to sin, just as well as all of us working together could not escape either. we are helpless on our own or in numbers. martin luther was right when he penned the words:
but still our ancient foe
doth seek to work us woe
his craft and pow'r are great
and armed with cruel hate
on earth is not his equal
that last line sounds wrong, but it's not. none is his equal. but keep reading the hymn for the good news of Christ's victory. He must win the battle. what an encouragement. anyway, that was my day and it was a great one. we had lunch at church after the service, tasty cheesy stuffed shells and chocolate cake. potbelly's for dinner, delicious stuff, and i grabbed two movie tickets at the discounted price so we can go see something next weekend. still can't decide between scott pilgrim and the expendables. i kind of want to read the s.p. comic first... we'll see. goodnight!
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