Blessed Are Those Persecuted for Christ
"But the Beatitude does not urge us to take the natural course, and Jesus does not, in fact, follow my lead and spend a lot of time complaining about the obvious injustice of the world toward the Church, just as He did not spend a lot of time whining about His own persecution, passion, and death. To be sure, He warns the Church of the injustices to expect. But He does not instruct the Church, "When they persecute you, file a class action suit." He does not say, "You will be hated by all men, and you must write angry letters to the editor complaining about this fact." He does not urge us, "When someone strikes you on the right cheek, let it burn with resentment at the injustice of it all.""Perfect!
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Amen! Like Christ, let's decide not to stand up for our own 'rights' so much!
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