What can Christians do when faced with overwhelming conflict, injustice, violence and abuse of power? What did Jesus do? And what are ways we can put it into practice these days?
Great reflection on the power of forgiveness as exemplified by Jesus Christ! I often reflect on the Joseph Story as related in Genesis 38-50. He told his conniving and murderous brothers that he forgave them! Why? “ What you intended for evil (selling Joseph into slavery and lying to Jacob their father that Joseph was killed by wild beasts!) God used for good ( the salvation of Joseph’s kin from starvation and death!) .” Genesis 50: 19-21. Amazing grace indeed!!
Thanks Peter for that observation from the life of Joseph. I agree, it is amazing grace, radical and shocking even, almost too good to be true. And yet that is how God works in the world. It is hard truth to accept at times...
Great reflection on the power of forgiveness as exemplified by Jesus Christ! I often reflect on the Joseph Story as related in Genesis 38-50. He told his conniving and murderous brothers that he forgave them! Why? “ What you intended for evil (selling Joseph into slavery and lying to Jacob their father that Joseph was killed by wild beasts!) God used for good ( the salvation of Joseph’s kin from starvation and death!) .” Genesis 50: 19-21. Amazing grace indeed!!
Thanks Peter for that observation from the life of Joseph. I agree, it is amazing grace, radical and shocking even, almost too good to be true. And yet that is how God works in the world. It is hard truth to accept at times...