Sat. Mar 15, 2014 Deuteronomy 26:16-19 Matthew 5:43-48 So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. Turn the other cheek? Love your enemies? Go the extra mile? Of all the hard teachings of Jesus, these may well be the hardest. Jesus raises the bar – again. He expects us to do more than take “an eye for an eye.” For Jesus, the priority is never compensation, retaliation or revenge. For the people of God, for the followers of Jesus, the priority is love. Jesus calls us to act out of a love that makes no distinction between “friend” and “enemy.” You call us to a different life, O God, a life of peace and love, not hate and anger. Jeanne Lischer from Daily Bread
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 07:09:42 +0000
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