Sunday June 14th: Blessed to be a Blessing
June 14, 2026
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June 15, 2026
“If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.”
Matthew 5: 38-42
‘Eye for Eye and Tooth for Tooth’ was always an admonition for the dull and ignorant and remains so for those who still wish to follow it. But it never is, nor will it ever be good advice. We must never try to avenge evil with more evil, if only because doing so affects the offended more than the offender.
Jesus authoritatively tells us not to seek revenge with wicked persons, because that is exactly what they desire, so that they can retaliate in an even more wicked way.Rather, our response must ideally be in exact contrast to their expectation – offer no resistance and return goodness for evil.
Is this easy? It never is! But it is possible with God’s immense Grace. It stuns the wicked and even frightens them, because it is not the way of the world, but the way of God – the only way to eternal salvation.
Lord, have mercy on us.
