When reviled,
we bless.
When persecuted,
we endure.
When slandered,
we entreat.
1 Corinthians 4. 12
Newton's third law of motion
states that for every action,
there is an equal
and opposite reaction.
God invented physics
to make the world work.
But God's foundational
law of grace
makes the world work too.
When we seek God
and trust Him in volatile situations,
deep down difficulties,
and even everyday irritations,
He radically alters our triggers
and how we counter
the forces against us.
Not to react,
but to respond with grace
-- which is always unexpected.
It is not just turning the other cheek,
but seeing a different opportunity
to bring the gospel here.
O God,
We pray for the wisdom
to make radical choices.
We pray for a heart
to see this hardship
with Your courage.
Show us how to respond
with grace
in the situations we find today.
Even when everything in us
wants to fight back,
or cry out unfair,
You show us a different way,
Your steadfast love
which changes everything.
Because that is
why You put us here.
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