The Danger of Familiarity

The Lord’s Prayer may just contain the most recited words in human history. Whether it is recited multiple times a day at a monastery or in a locker room before the beginning of a football game, these words have been said so much that they’ve become familiar to the point of meaninglessness.” Tim Keller, in his book Prayer, discusses the danger of familiarity. He gives an illustration of visiting a friend’s house right near train tracks. As the first train comes roaring by, you are startled, n...