On the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus talks about two roads, the broad road and the narrow road. It doesn’t take much to realize that we are on the broad road to destruction in our country. There is a movement that no matter what tribe you are in, you hope for the demise and destruction of the other tribe. We believe that more violence (verbal or physical) and winning arguments will bring peace to this world. We believe, either implicitly or explicitly, that by returning “violence” with “violence,” our side will “win.” We believe that if the other tribe doesn’t exist, life would be better. But guess what, it isn’t working, and this is the broad road to destruction.
Good news! There is another way, a narrow way, that will bring healing to our world. The narrow way is the way of suffering and the way of Jesus. The narrow way is when someone attacks us with hate, violence, and injustice, we absorb it and respond with love, forgiveness, and kindness to that person. The narrow way is engaging in relationships with those we might even disagree with, to be curious about who they are as a human. THIS is the narrow way. This is the way that will heal our world! But it is called the narrow way because so few people have chosen to live this way. Will you join us in the way of Jesus and “Do good” to our enemies?
