I was at church one Sunday when the quote “an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind” came to me, not sure why. My mother always said it. I didn’t have a story just the quote so I sat trying to figure out what the blog would be about. Yes, in the middle of the service 🤷🏽‍♀️. I think it’s relevant as we see the constant need for vengeance which is not what is preached by the church. Now there was no mention of this in the readings or the sermon that day. Now comes the eerie part. One of the young men from church told me a story after church that made me think about this quote and write the blog. He was almost killed because he look like someone that “killed the guy’s cousin.” Now imagine that, and the only reason he was alive was that he did not have a tattoo in his face. He said “they didn’t want to rob me, they came to kill.” This young man was petrified and I can understand why. He was almost killed because of the need for vengeance.

“Vengeance is mine” says the Lord, it’s in the Old Testament and it’s also in the New Testament. Do we really have the right to carry out vengeance or do we turn the other cheek as Jesus said? Food for thought. It’s hard to turn the other cheek many would say. The other question is how long do you turn the other cheek, when does it stop? Is it only the act of vengeance that is wrong or just having the thoughts. Believe me some people make me have some thoughts 🤦🏾‍♀️. Sigh. Come to think of it most times it’s not a need for vengeance but a need to just slap them silly. That doesn’t sound right does it?

How do we prevent the act of vengeance on our path? What do we do if we feel like it’s about to consume us? What do you do to ensure you don’t carry out the act? Or do you even want to stop yourself? I really want to know what you are thinking, and I know others do too. Try commenting 👍🏽, but if you are not comfortable, reach out to me via any medium. Your comments let me know how you feel and very often give me a total different perspective on the topic. 😉. And you can never tell your comment might help others.

Always remember life is for living and you must always live your best life. #lifeisforliving #liveyourbestlife.

See you next Wednesday at 8:00 pm.

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