Today in Sunday School we talked about Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. I have been thinking how applicable Jesus' words are for family. How much less contention there would be in my family if I did not get angry with my brothers and sisters! How much more joy we would find in each others company if I did not judge my brothers and sisters!
I can imagine what blessings of tenderness and closeness my family would have if I would turn the other cheek. One of my favorite movies is Gandhi, although I do not watch it frequently because it is so long. Near the beginning of that film Gandhi is talking to a Christian missionary and they walk by a group of men looking for trouble. When Gandhi remarks that he will turn the other cheek if attacked, the missionary says that he thinks Jesus was being metaphorical. Gandhi says that he will take Jesus' words literally. And they work.
I am sure we all agree that Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount are beautiful and true sentiments, but I believe our lives would be much happier if we took them literally and acted on them. Our families would be more happy, the world would be more peaceful.
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