Courageous Love
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye
and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to oppose an evil person. If
someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn your other cheek to him as well.”
Matthew 5:38-39
I can guarantee you that not
a single person on the globe automatically turns their cheek to someone who
hits them first. In fact, the way most of us tried to get out of trouble for
fighting in school was by saying, “But he hit me first.” We have a built-in
response that is like some free pass to unload on someone if they throw the
first punch.
