You have heard it said…
Insight ezine from the Uniting Church is an interesting read. Thanks Alan for the heads up.
I liked this from the September edition:
Tapers were lit from the Christ candle and each person carried their candle silently to Parliament House. Here the group assembled to hear a modern dramatic interpretation of Matthew 5:21-48:
“You have heard it said that Australia must send troops into Iraq to kill and destroy civilians and soldiers, in a country alleged to have weapons of mass destruction. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons and daughters of God in heaven. God causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the just and the unjust. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the terrorists doing that? And if you greet only your kin, what are you doing more than others? Do not even the dictators do that? Be perfect therefore, as your God in heaven is perfect.” (Based on Matt. 5: 43-48.)