I recently read of the Rev. Martin Perelra of the Roman Catholic Our Lady of the Airways parish in Moulton, Ontario. It seems he was downtown bringing Communion to a sick member but was unable to find a place to park. So he DOUBLE-parked and left a note on the windshield. It said, "This is a priest. I circled the area for 20 minutes but couldn't find a spot. Will be back in five minutes. `Forgive us our trespasses.'" When he returned he found a parking ticket with its own note attached. It read, "I have been patrolling this area for 20 years and have not forgiven a single ticket. To do so might cost me my job. Therefore, `Lead us not into temptation.'"(1)

We come near to the end of our study of the Lord's Prayer. "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

To properly unders…