At times I could not help but liken myself to the monk who is reputed to have wagered with a fellow monk whether either could recite the Lord’s Prayer without being distracted. The second monk offered a horse to the first if he could recite the Lord’s Prayer even once without his thoughts straying. The first monk took the bet and began to recite. Within two sentences he stopped and said, “You win. Even as I was praying, I began to wonder if the horse came with a saddle.”
