In living out the calling and willfulness God has bestowed within us, we confront a world with powers and authorities who are at odds with our way of living. Yet God has placed those in charge of bringing order to the world, even when it seems that order acts against the people of God. How are we to respond to such a conundrum? Perhaps instead of trying to always buck the authority we do not like, we use it as a means to determine who is more worthy of our attention.