And voila!! I am face-to-face with the most radical aspect of the work of Jesus. The one that flies in the face of ‘just wars’ and even an act of violence in self-defense of a victim against their perpetrator.
Sticky arguments of just self-defense aside, what I see in this is to return evil with good. Do not respond in kind to evil. “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind,” as Ghandi said.
Here’s a chapter excerpted from a book I wrote and self-published during the pandemic. The book is full of short stories like this one that illustrate lessons on spiritual topics. This particular story talks about putting devotion and persistence over phenomena and fast results. Enjoy! ### Chapter 6 Love is the Means and the End “Be the love, the appreciation
Silence. Not the absence of sound, but the rich, unmanifest fullness that comes when we really stop to listen. This silence is heard with the entire being, not just the ears. And it reverberates in the heart. It is the sound of Love that has called to saints and mystics from the beginning of time. It exists both in the
A bell that makes no sound still rings true. Not as a molded hunk of metal but a symbol of the ideals of liberty and freedom that inspired the founders of the United States of America. And yet, I was totally unimpressed until the docent at the museum offered to pull bak the rope and let me touch the waiting
Beauty can be everywhere we go. Let’s try to look for it.