So the [Seeker], too, belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered life but in the thick of foes. And The Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies. -- "Life Together," Dietrich Bonhoeffer, at p. 17.
It seems that most everything that is true, of God true, is a paradox...on its face, it does not make sense, yet meditate on it, and it becomes clear.
I have ever been taken with the 23rd Psalm...in particular, "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies." Whose reasoning mind would think that's a good idea? And yet, what better way to walk free of our enemies than by sitting down to, literally or metaphorically, break bread with them?
It seems to me that, in the end and after trying everything else possible, the path to peace is quite simply the overcoming of self, a.k.a., ego reduction in depth. There is no more lasting way to that end than making peace with our enemies, our enemies within and without...for there are no enemies without that do not originate within.
Thank You.
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