This is an open-comment theology blog where I will post various theological musings, mostly in sermon or essay form, for others to read and comment on. If what I say here interests you, you may want to check out some of my books. Feel free to criticize, to critique, to comment, but keep comments to the point and respectful. Many of these posts have been published elsewhere, but I wanted them collected and made available to a wider audience.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Hating the Right Person
When someone harms you, it is so hard to not let hate enter your heart. It is harder still to do what you must to protect yourself without giving over to hate. I choose to see such people as, in part, afflicted by the devil. It is the devil I direct my anger towards. I will do everything the devil does not want me to do: pray more, meditate more, love more, be happier, refuse to hate, etc. In that way I thumb my nose at the true enemy. But those the devil afflicts can be terrible in their own way, and I have to do what I must to protect myself. May God grant me the strength and courage to deal with his minions without hating them, and to act to protect myself without resorting to the power of hate. May love prevail. Amen.
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