“make no provision for the desires of the flesh,” human sin and weakness. They are to be, by worldly standards, utterly “unrealistic.” Jesus tells his disciples to live with a continual preparedness for the “coming” of the Son of Man, the agent of God’s judgment, and the ending of the world of ordinary affairs. Most Christians probably think that it is possible to live that way—in a monastery or a convent. In fact, many people presume that nuns and priests live a “godly” life precisely by being sheltered