Matthew 5: 20-26
Jesus is teaching us something about negotiating and meeting people at a point of compromise. Pope Francis calls this "holy negotiation".
How different the world would be, how different our life would be if we learned how to release the "either or", "this or that" thinking and began to apply and use the little word "and". Francis reminds us that we are not a church of this nature but we are a church of "and".
How different the world would be, how different our life would be if we learned how to release the "either or", "this or that" thinking and began to apply and use the little word "and". Francis reminds us that we are not a church of this nature but we are a church of "and".
"My brother has offended me so I will get back at him" is unhealthy and damaging to the human family and takes us out of the "Divine dance", where we become unified with the Trinity.
Wars, divorce, murder, and violence of all sorts can result from not paying close attention to resolving issues before they become so tangled that the truth may be lost in emotion.
Conflict resolution costs millions and perhaps even billions when we look at a military budget, and that budget takes money out of the mouths of starving people world wide.
Resolve our differences quickly lest we be put in the crucible.
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