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TODAY’S WORD…

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Jesus said,

“Do not resist an evil person.

If anyone slaps you on the right cheek,

turn to them the other cheek also.”

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– Matthew 5:39 (NIV)

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REFLECTION…

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If I find myself objecting to what Jesus is telling me here;

if I feel I can put forward so many arguments and scenarios

where offering the other cheek is simply not on,

then I should stop,

turn my focus away from myself

and place it back on the Lord

…and I will hear Him patiently prompting me:

"Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart." (Mat 11:29)

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Being gentle and humble

is imitating Christ

…and I really must never stop learning from Him,

and always seek to become more like Him.

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When Jesus says to me,

“If anyone slaps you on the right cheek,

turn to them the other cheek also” ,

He is teaching absence of pride

and the need to adopt a gentle and forgiving attitude

– essential qualities if I am to live my life as a true Christian,

as a true follower of Christ.

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QUOTE…

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“…we should not take it that Christ literally meant

that you should offer the other cheek to some to hit you;

what He was referring to was your interior disposition;

that is, if necessary we should be ready not to be intolerant

of anyone who hurts us,

and we should be ready to put up with this kind of treatment,

or worse than that.

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That was how the Lord acted

when He surrendered His body to death"

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– St. Thomas

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Holy Spirit, I need You.

Come, fill me, change me, and make me gentle and humble like Jesus.

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