This is the last one of the readings from the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus famously taught some extraordinary and pretty controversial things. He had an 'unusual' perspective on life - different to that which most people in his day would have considered normal. They were familiar with the statement an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and Jesus invites them to revisit it. He proposes that if someone strikes you on the cheek, turn and let them strike you on the other. There is no suggestion of vindictiveness, rather, Jesus encourages us in humility, peace making and 'love like', forgiving behaviour. Imagine if the world lived with no more 'tit for tat - like' thinking!
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