A CHRISTIAN LOOKS AT MATTHEW’S GOSPEL
The massacre of the innocent
Reading: Matthew 2:16-23 (Click passage to view)
Unrestrained and vicious evil is something that seems to repeat itself in history. Like the problem of pain, the slaughter of the innocent remains a mystery and appears to have no understandable cause except to say, with Gerard Manley Hopkins, that we live in “a broken world.” While we often can’t stop evil acts, we must do all we can to prevent them and to alleviate the suffering that results.
Meditation: In the relative peace, comfort and ease of life in the western world, giving thanks for the undeserved standard of living which we enjoy.
Prayer pointer: How can I ease someone’s pain and burden today?
The massacre of the innocent
Reading: Matthew 2:16-23 (Click passage to view)
Unrestrained and vicious evil is something that seems to repeat itself in history. Like the problem of pain, the slaughter of the innocent remains a mystery and appears to have no understandable cause except to say, with Gerard Manley Hopkins, that we live in “a broken world.” While we often can’t stop evil acts, we must do all we can to prevent them and to alleviate the suffering that results.
Meditation: In the relative peace, comfort and ease of life in the western world, giving thanks for the undeserved standard of living which we enjoy.
Prayer pointer: How can I ease someone’s pain and burden today?
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