This Sunday Christ reminds His people must think not of their rights but of their duties as His followers.
The most difficult words we pray today and every day, are those words found in the Lord's Prayer: "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us."
Christianity is a radical way of life.
Jesus is not saying that we ought to allow ourselves to be abused. We should retain the moral high ground and rise above the fray. This, therefore, is not so much about inviting further injury as refraining from retaliation, not perpetuating a disagreement.
Jesus' way of non-resistance to the evil man is not dreamy idealism. It is part of His call to a complete love - a perfect love that includes even our enemies. We cannot achieve that love on our own power, but only by his grace which is showered upon us by prayer and receiving the sacraments.
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