Power. We hear a lot about that today. We are concerned about the proliferation of nuclear power. Social activists are concerned about empowering the disadvantaged in our communities. We want to limit the power of the government in the management of our private lives. And, of course, we want to protect whatever power we already have.

Power. The ability to get things done, to make things happen. We know it is important and we want our piece of the action. It isn't that we want to do anybody any harm by some act of naked aggression or an infantile urge to dominate. It will be sufficient to have enough power to protect our own space. Missiles and nuclear warheads are only defensive agents, deterrents; we surely do not intend to harm anyone with them.

And in the church we have our own power conc…