Yesterday we looked at what it means to be meek. It’s called blessed, but what exactly does than mean? I much prefer Paul’s admonition to “fight the good fight.” Standing up for what’s right just seems to make more sense to me. Maybe it has more to do with how we fight. How do I respond to evil. Do I rage against it and try to destroy it, or do I work in a way to change it so that the one doing the evil can be changed. Maybe there is no changing some people or situations, but that doesn’t mean we resort to the same tactics as them. We never become evil, or adopt its ways, while we live our lives. Psalm 37 was helpful to me in thinking about being meek. I also found Romans 12 helpful: “Do not take revenge my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath. ‘It is mine to avenge, I will repay says the Lord.’ On the contrary, if your enemy is hungry, feed him, if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
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Here is Sunday’s bulletin
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