In
the Gospel today, Jesus talks about turning the other cheek when he sees so
many around him wanting “an eye for an eye.” Things have not changed so much, have they, after centuries and centuries of
Christianity. Many who call themselves
Christians still want revenge in the style of “eye for an eye.” I will keep this homily short today. I found
a poem written by a high school student who sees this “eye for an eye”
mentality going on around her. This is
what she writes.
An eye
for an eye leaves everyone blind,
in a
world where revenge comes,
always
after we cry,
An eye
for an eye leaves everyone blind,
no
matter how pure,
revenge
is our crime,
we feel
the need, to justify,
and
rectify the countless times we've been scarred inside.
What
do we need to do to forgive? What do
we need to do to proclaim God’s kingdom. It is
certainly not vengeance or “an eye for an eye.”
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