Today in our series on prayer, we dwell with practices of prayer that help us grapple with evil and seek deliverance. In his prayer template, Jesus draws on ancient Judeo-liturgical tradition from the Psalms of lament… “deliver us.” Just as his Hebrew ancestors did before him, he calls on God to come, to stand with, to offer strength in time of trouble. The crowds take on this same chant, “save us” (hosanna) as Jesus processed along the entrance road to Jerusalem, hoping for justice. “Protection” is our focus about prayer today. How does our prayer help us wrestle with the evil we experience in the world?