Retaliation. Revenge. Getting even. Who hasn’t experienced these feelings?

We all have. We all do. And we all will again; maybe even today.

In this week’s passage, Jesus turns things on their head once again. He tells us to not retaliate. To not resist.

That’s hard to do. Turning the other cheek goes against human nature.

But that is exactly how we are called to respond.

Personally, I find this passage very hard to apply into my life. I want to be right. I want to respond when someone treats me or my family wrongly. But Jesus says that’s not the right response.

Here’s a link to the passage at Bible Gateway.

Do you have trouble turning the other cheek? Let me know in the comments.