Turn The Other Cheek
- Deacon Dan DeLuca
- 2 days ago
- 4 min read
Most people have heard the phrase ‘turn the other cheek.’ It has become a common idiom to promote restraint in the face of a wrong. Yet, this remains one of the most challenging teachings of our Lord to put into practice. In our fallen state, there is something within humanity that instinctively responds to force with force. When someone hits us, we want to hit them back. When someone takes from us, we want to take it back. Jesus calls to rise above this and to love our enemies, love those who harm or persecute us, the way that Jesus loves.
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