I don't know which Science Fiction movie first used that line.  I only know that these "martian beings" land their space craft, walk down the little ramp and say, "Take me to your leader."  I don't even know what happened after that but I guess even martians are aware that if you want to get something done you better "go to the top."  We are studying the paragraph in Matthew 6 commonly known as the Lord's Prayer.  It is an amazing and brilliant piece of instruction about how to recalculate our thinking that has gone astray.  We need to do this often and this prayer serves as a model for repentance and clear thinking.  It seems so odd that we should have to be reminded (and remind ourselves) that God is the Leader of the Universe and we are not.  Seriously, what could be more basic than the idea that God is in charge?  Yet, this simple truth often gets lost in our desire to run our world and get people to do our bidding.  It is really frustrating to try to run a world...even our own little ones.  How absolutely liberating to rest in the good care of our good Father.  As dearly loved children we want Him to be known for who He is.  We'll recognize that His rule is best, His will is good and that we will flourish as human beings when we live in this reality.  But as sheep who regularly struggle to find our way in life, we need the constant reminder of the way things really are.  This is why Jesus taught us to pray "in this manner."  It is for our good life that we have been given this instruction.  Let's start measuring our prayers against this pattern.  How are we doing?  Where else do we see these themes in the Scripture?  What could we do to grow in our confidence in God's goodness?