Simply put

The contrast between simplicity and prolonged involved interpretation of our action in relation to God appears as a theme in the texts of the Roman Catholic Lectionary today. The issue of the legitimacy of the preaching of Paul is under question by Jewish Christian missionaries who have come from Jerusalem to Galatia. Paul recounts the events of his visit to Jerusalem to confer with Peter and James. He presents the mission of Peter as one to the circumcised and his own mission as one to the uncircumcised. FriarJude  Winkler expresses the concern of Paul that the message of no partiality of God for special people might be lost in this dispute over how Jewish tradition was to be observed among Gentiles who convert. Friar Jude sees misunderstanding in the events cited by Paul as hypocrisy by Peter. It is unlikely that Peter wished to make a significant theological statement by his actions. If people thought it better that he refrain from eating with Gentile converts, then he would not eat with them. We are often guilty of reading into events the interpretation that favours our position. The more we are fervent about our cause, the more we see strategic opportunities to advance our ideas and the more we seize the initiative without the pause which may be better and which is modelled in the prayer of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke today. The simple petitions of the Lord’s Prayer in this Gospel can be seen as presentations of attitudes which we seek in our relationship with God and people. The attitudes of openness to intimacy, praise of God, obedience to His will, satisfaction with sustenance, compassion and trust will dampen our aggressive assertion of our position and allow the simple truth to dominate our appreciation of people and their action before God.