Sentence:  Because of this it seems to me that we have somehow <WSD>lost the plot</WSD> and we're in desperate need of balance. The idea of Protestant ministers touching the body of Christ (the bread) with great love and tenderness like the priest described is almost incomprehensible. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To lose sight of an important objective or principle; to act contrarily to one's own interests through concentrating on relatively unimportant matters.