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Christ's 'forgiveness' in the the Lord's Prayer is the petition to avoid hatred. Hatred, once activated, has no bottom. It circles back and destroys the person in the throes of their hating. Justice is the "Sleeping Giant" waking up after Pearl Harbor and eliminating an existential threat, just as Israel needs to eliminate the killers of October 7th. Being human and flawed, leaders and soldiers may slip into hating, but our Western traditions and prayers continually pull us back from the all-consuming nature of hatred so that we stay committed to the aggressive, clear-eyed path of justice.

Jan 1, 2024
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