The Power and The Glory: An Everyday Easter Story
"She said Tell me are you a Christian, child? And I said Ma'am I am tonight." -Marc Cohn, Walking in Memphis “Do you know the Lord’s prayer?” The question - called out to me by a stranger on the street - catches me off guard. This guy is vaguely familiar to me. He and his girlfriend sit in a doorway with their stuffed backpacks. I imagine they may be under-housed. Calling out greetings to the passersby. I had smiled as I'd walked past, returning a friendly wave. And now, this question from left field: Do I know the Lord's prayer? I cringe inwardly. Is it leading up to a creative request for spare change? Am I about to have my WASP-y ass handed to me? I pause, calculating the risk.