At Pittsburgh Mennonite Church yesterday morning, Matthew 5:38-42 was one of the focal points throughout the service:
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.” (New Revised Standard Version)
On my way home from church, I stopped at a grocery store and saw someone wearing a T-shirt that had this on the back:
On the journey of life, and in regard to what we believe and hold dear to our hearts, we are all where we are. Yet what a striking contrast between the words of Jesus and the words on the shirt.