Think of the commandment, hate not your neighbor;/ of the Most High's covenant, and overlook faults. (Sir 28:7)
If the Lord rescues me from the snare of my faults, should I not extend the same hand of rescue to my neighbor? Resentment, grudges, retaliation do not help the one who offends me. They merely confirm the breach between us.
Bridge-building is costly, as the cross demonstrates, but the people stranded on both banks are all freed by the bridge.
Magnificat, Oct 12, 2006
If the Lord rescues me from the snare of my faults, should I not extend the same hand of rescue to my neighbor? Resentment, grudges, retaliation do not help the one who offends me. They merely confirm the breach between us.
Bridge-building is costly, as the cross demonstrates, but the people stranded on both banks are all freed by the bridge.
Magnificat, Oct 12, 2006
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