Quote for Reflection (Sunday, May 4, 2025)

“In Christ we find reconciliation with the Father and with one another. That reconciliation creates a community that enables us to not harbor anger at our brothers and sisters, but rather to seek reconciliation with them in a spirit of forgiveness. Jesus offers us participation in a kingdom that is so demanding that we discover we have better things to do than concentrate on our lust, our “righteous” anger, our ways of compromising the truth. We discover better ways of being than to break promises or hide behind lies “just to get along” with one another. We need not retaliate against those who would seek to do us harm, thus perpetuating the cycle of violence. We can even show them deeds of love. We can even realize God’s Kingdom and his righteousness.”

Trsaus Changes Everything by Stanley Hauerwas