And through this world, with devils filled, 

should threaten to undo us, 

we will not fear, for God hath willed

his truth to triumph through us.

The Prince of Darkness grim, 

we tremble not for him;

his rage we can endure,

for lo, his doom is sure;

one little word shall fell him.

-Martin Luther, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.

So whats is that one little word???

Don't skip ahead.  Think about what one word is could be.  What word would strike down Evil down?

I thought Righteousness...

Captain Moroni the great warrior/leader must of had it....

 17 Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto ^aMoroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the ^bdevilwould never have power over the hearts of the children of men.

Any guesses?

Fred Rogers believed it was (and I can't think of a more perfect word) that it was:

Forgiveness.

Righteousness gives Evil something to fight/rally against.  How do you fight someone who loves you and with that love forgives? 

It reminds me of working the yearling calves.  As you push them toward the shoot, they will kick, turn, and jump kick.  Trust me, its painful and terrifying.  As my father taught me, you have to hold close to them.  Stick to them like glue as it were.  Its so much hard to kick someone who is snugging next to you.

My mother is the perfect example.  As a young teenager, I wanted to skateboard (difficult, by the way, if your town/hamlet has no sidewalks or smooth roads), anything to rebel and doom myself to the pevilent cowboy/hick culture.  I had the money (from selling a cow) and in the most tough voice I asked my mother to take me to a nearby town that had a skateboard store.  To my horror, she supported me.  She opens the door for me, talks to the skater working the counter and buy the board for me.  I continued to rebel against the hick culture but I knew I could not rebel against my mother.  She held me so close.

Thank you for your forgiveness.