Righteous violence ultimately leads to self-justifying monologues, rather than the continuous love dialogue that reflects the Trinitarian nature of God and, by extension, the entire universe. -- Richard Rohr Daily Meditation, September 27, 2025
Righteous violence is violence in fancy dress.
I write that without any thought behind it so it's subject to change. I wonder, though, if that isn't how wars begin...a spat leads to an argument leads to a fight leads to war...with no memory of what led to that first feeling of resistance.
It could be that all that leads to a war is one person's first feeling of resistance.
That certainly clarifies the "magic" of thank You...feel a twinge of resistance, promptly pray thank You, and there, a peaced mind.
That is simplified in the extreme, but if Keep It Simple, Sweetie isn't our mantra, it does qualify,
KISS...what could be easier to remember? And with God's grin thrown in to bless us.
Thank you.
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