The way we live, the things we say, the attitudes we entertain, the lifestyle we adopt, the enterprises in which we engage are all continuously producing either positive or negative results in society, Far too many people assume they can adopt a neutral stance. They feel they can be noncommittal. They try to remain detached, uninvolved with the trauma, turmoil and tension of their times. Again and again Jesus pointed out that this was impossible. "Either you are for Me, or against me," He said. "You cannot serve two masters at once, Either you hate one and love the other or vice versa---.." We live in an atmosphere of antagonism, an environment of enmity. Yet amid such adversity Christ calls us to produce peace..... This peace is love quietly, strongly, persistently meeting every onslaught against it with good will. It is the inner attitude of tranquility and tolerance in the face of angry attacks. It is the willingness to accept the assaults of others even at the price of personal humiliation. It implies that even thought my enemies and detractors may be at war with me, I can be at peace with them. (From Salt for Society by Phillip Keller
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 01:22:55 +0000
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