Actions have consequences. Or as the Bible puts it: When they sow the wind, they shall reap the whirlwind. When you are sowing hatred, prejudice, racism, entitlement, victimhood you reap the whirlwind of violence that we saw displayed in all of its ugliness at Highland Park yesterday. Contrast that with the attitude of Jesus: At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned. When we look around us do we see people who are other, strangers, different, enemies. Or do we see people who are hurting, who need care and attention simply as they are. When we sow compassion as Jesus did we will reap the whirlwind of a more just and peaceful society.
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By Church Staff