But thanks be to God who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and sin gets its sting from the law. As the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son gives life to whom he wills. 3 As the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son gives life to whom he wills.Īnt. If you kept a record of our sins, Lord, who could escape condemnation?Īnt. 2 If you kept a record of our sins, Lord, who could escape condemnation?Īnt. as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. The Lord will guard your going and coming How, 1823-1897 Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 Composers: Barnard, Ken Naylor, Noel Tredinnick, Barry Ferguson, Gustav Holst, et al. Through gates of pearl streams in that countless host, Thy saints triumphant rise in bright array įrom earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast, Sweet is the calm of paradise the blessed.īut lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest The golden evening brightens in the west O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,įight as the saints who nobly fought of old,Īnd win with them the victor’s crown of gold. Thou in the darkness drear, their one true light. Thou Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might Who thee by faith before the world confessed, Alleluia.įor all the saints, who from their labors rest, Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Jesus, I trust in You.Evening Prayer for a Man for Monday in the 13th week of Ordinary Time or St.
Help me to forgive those who have hurt me and help me to rise above any injustice I encounter. My forgiving Lord, help me to imitate Your great mercy and forgiveness. Doing this may just bring you the peace and freedom you seek in that relationship. Especially reflect upon how ready you are to forgive and to turn the other cheek. Reflect, today, on any relationships that are difficult for you. But it does mean that we will all encounter injustice from time to time and we need to handle it with mercy and immediate forgiveness, and not become drawn into returning malice for malice.
This is not to say that Jesus wants us to perpetually live in abusive relationships that are more than we can handle. Instead, we choose to allow another to reveal their malice to themselves and to others by peacefully accepting it and forgiving. We refuse to engage irrationality when we encounter it. Turning the other cheek is a way of saying that we refuse to degrade ourselves to foolish bickering or arguing. But the key to overcoming the malice and cruelty of another is to refuse to be drawn down into the mud. We are tempted to fight and push the bully back. Often times, when we feel like another flings mud at us, so to speak, we are tempted to fling it right back. But the key is that He did not allow Himself to be drawn into their malice. Jesus Himself, in forgiving and in asking the Father to forgive, acknowledged the grave injustice He received at the hands of sinners. We ought not pretend that they have done nothing wrong. Turning the other cheek does not mean that we need to cover up another’s abusive actions or words. And His response was, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” Therefore, Jesus does not call us to do anything that He Himself was not willing to do. Not only was He slapped on the cheek, He was also brutally beaten and hung on a cross.
What does it mean to “turn the other cheek?” First, we should look at this on a literal level. Yes, it’s a hard teaching to believe and an even harder one to live. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.” Matthew 5:39ĭid Jesus really mean this? Often, when put in the situation where someone wrongs us or hurts us we can tend to immediately rationalize away this Gospel passage and presume it doesn’t apply to us. “But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor-Memorial Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
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