Samaritans, Simon The Sorcerer, and Alice

Remember Alice in Lewis Carroll's novel Through the Looking Glass.  Was that world real or imaginary?  So much confusion.  This had to be much the same for the Samaritans and particularly for Simon the sorcerer in Acts Chapter 8.  When Phillip, Peter and John visited Samaria it must have been much the same for that region as it was for Alice.  The deceptions of the world, the mixture of philosophies, and the lure of magical powers caused confusion.  Christ brings clarity.  But the focus this week isn't their situation and condition, it's ours.