There is not a single one among us, who when wronged, doesn’t expect justice. Unfortunately, justice in our country is often slanted in the direction of the wealthy and the privileged.
It can be maddening to watch the wicked prosper and see their deeds go unpunished. The temptation is to get what they have, and to do what they do – to covet their corrupt power.
But I want to remind us today that the cost of such an exchange is too high! We risk losing ourselves and becoming the very things that we protest!
Does this mean that we cannot be angry? No! Does this mean that we cannot raise our voices in righteous indignation? Absolutely not! We are free to express the full range of human emotions. When we are hurting, grieving, offended, or the victim of another’s carelessness or callousness – one of the most courageous things we can do is to confront our offenders!
We can square up and address directly those who’ve done us harm, but what we cannot do is subscribe to the same violence in speech or action that hurt us in the first place! The moral injury this causes us is not worth it! Get it?
26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil.
Good Morning, I love you all!
ihs,
just adam
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