Only God should wield truth as a "two-edged sword." In our hands it becomes like that sword Peter swung at Gethsemane to try to rescue Jesus; it goes out of control and cuts off the ears of the person who then cannot hear the Word we intend to proclaim!!!
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| Peter, put your sword back in its scabbard! Detail from the Vaux Passionale, National Gallery of Wales, via Wikimedia Commons |
Jesus, you take away the sins of the world, not us. So we can let go of our grim determination when it comes to mission.
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