expressions in our spiritual vocabulary. These expressions are always appropriate in themselves. There will always be a part of us that can sincerely concur with these expressions, and we should indeed make these expressions our central theme. The problem here is not so much with what we do as with what we think we should not do. The issue expresses itself in our public worship, where it has become inconceivable that we would ever say something like, “O LORD God Almighty, how long will your anger