The apostle Paul (Saul; for our Jewish contestants) said; “I became all things to all people, in hope that I might win some”. This is strange; in that; when Saul makes his appearance in the narrative; he is anything but caring about what other people’s motives were. He was stone-fast in his purposes (constraining, harassing and even killing those that followed the Way), so what happened? It seams he began to see some value in other people, I wonder where he found such an idea (must have met someone on a road-trip, who had a different outlook, though it was probably hard to see at first).
Are we quick to mob-up on others; about whom we may have been told something?
Now; for the difficult section, for today, what if we try to understand why someone is doing something, or thinking a certain way? We may not agree about a lot of things, but there may be; some common goals discovered. Not a compromising of truth, (of which I am pretty sure we don’t know everything about) but some areas of concern to all involved.
Has anything like this ever been attempted before?
I wonder what it was like to live in heaven, and how much it took; to step into this ruined, place with all it’s problems? Someone must have really loved this world to do that. If you attempt this, it will most likely; take more than you think you have to give, and some days; you may search to find enough strength to take your next step. Still,
A word from someone who went first.
“He who loses his life for my sake, will find it”
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