After Matthew 5:38-42
Everyday practices refuted,
revoked, redrawn, recast.
They are (in order):
first, an eye for an eye,
a tooth for a tooth
(so proclaims the law).
Second, a slap on the right
cheek now requires
an offering of the left cheek.
A lawsuit to take your shirt
becomes an opportunity
to offer your coat as well.
Forced to go one mile,
respond by going two.
Confronted by a beggar
or asked to make a loan,
give
joyfully
with love
with the love
you’ve been given.
Photograph by Joshua Earle via Unsplash. Used with permission.
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