Do you think that violence is capable of redeeming the world?
Do you measure pain for pain, blow for blow? Do you harbor hatred for your enemies?
What would happen if you offered forgiveness to your enemies?
Did Christ descend to earth as some holy warrior, on a quest to smite evildoers?
No.
Christ came as a defenseless, human infant. His plan was simple. He came to heal, to bring life, to proclaim the good news and to love.
Why then, are our plans so blasted complicated, so riddled with violence, so death dealing?
Why are we Christians so afraid?
Why?