Jesus’ proper interpretation of the law can be found in the charge, “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” (Mt. 5:43-44) It was this righting of the ship that frees us from the bondage of bitterness so that we might spend mercy on the individual who may not be so merciful. I am sure he had Leviticus 19:18 in mind when he said this: “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.” But what happens when the enemy is not just another person but you? What do you do when you have become your own worst enemy? Read the rest of this entry »
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In response to Douglas Adam’s statement, “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too”, provoked a heightened sense of curiosity in me that left me thinking about the strange nature of this statement. Why ask the question at all if there were not some semblance of truth? When children tell us make believe stories that have been crafted out of the caverns of a wonder-filled world of imagination, we do not correct them in order to bring them out of the delusion. We laugh, smile, and encourage this world all the more. But why is it that as we get older, this world is perceived with raised eyebrow and cynicism? Perhaps Chesterton was right when he said of W.B. Yeats, that “he is not stupid enough to understand fairyland.” Read the rest of this entry »
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