Daily Inspiration

Today's inspiration is from The Secret Message of Jesus — Uncovering the Truth that could Change Everything: "if you are part of this kingdom, you won't slit Roman throats like the Zealots. Instead, if a Roman soldier backhands you with a blow to the right cheek, you'll turn the other in a kind of non-violent transcendent countermove. If a soldier forces you to carry his pack for one mile, you'll carry it a second mile in an expression of your own benevolent free will; you choose a higher option, one above either passive submission or active retaliation. If you are part of this kingdom, you won't curse and damn the notorious sinners and scoundrels to hell; instead, you'll interact with them gently and kindly, refusing to judge, even inviting them to your parties and treating them as neighbors - being less afraid of their polluting influence on you than you are hopeful about your possible healing and ennobling influence on them. . . you begin to live in a way that some will say is stupid and naïve. . . but others might see in your way of life the courageous and wild hope that could heal and transform the world. . . — Brian D. McLaren"