I was broken hearted today reading the paper...it was sad combination of reflections on september 11 and a recent bombing of a mosque here in india. there was no hope for our world today only a never ending cycle of hate...
hate and fear breed hate and fear. The mosque that was bombed killed more than 40 with more than half of them being children...i was a prayer retreat this weeked in the retreat speaker (a US christian with powerful influence in the US Gov) basically spoke a campaign of hate against the muslim people of the world. why are we repaying evil for evil? where will it all end....muslims may have bombed the trains in bombay now maybe hindu's bombed the mosque...where will it all end. what happened to the christian world which in many cases is the western world? why are bombing our muslim neighbors? what happen to loving your neighbor as you yourself, praying for those who persecute you? turning the other cheek? shouldn't we as christians be the first to say enough...we will not repay evil for evil. i just wanted to cry today...how sad that we continue to buy into a doctrine of hate and fear and this horrible horrible disease has spread to every nation on the earth...the battle against the other.
everyday, i am harassed and mistreated. not day goes by with out it happening and everyday i make an intentional effort to forgive and forget and start the next day fresh...not always easy and it does not always happen but i will still call it sucessful day if i make it home having only sinned in my heart instead of verbally abusing or using violence to protect myself. I choose not repay evil for evil by the grace of God.
we have to forgive our neighbors!! Jesus said it...if you do not forgive you will not be forgiven. if we repay every evil with another evil what does it gain...is it worth it to gain the world and lose our soul. doesn't an eye for eye make the whole world go blind! the never ending cycle of hate has to stop somewhere...shouldn't it stop with us!
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