A dying SS officer, his face wrapped in bandages, grips the hand of a young camp prisoner and begs him for forgiveness, simply because the man is a Jew. This true story from Simon Wiesenthal opens a study of Jesus’ words about the hard conversation and the limits of forgiveness (Matthew 18). The sermon shows why it feels easier to turn away in silence than to go and speak face to face, and what forgiving seventy-seven times really costs. Listen if you are carrying a hurt you do not know what to do with.
Hard Conversations, Hard Decisions
How to Live Together
Conflicts are an unwanted but often unavoidable part of life. Whether we like it or not, they simply erupt and turn our world upside down. That’s when we ask ourselves, “How can we live together without killing each other?” However, conflicts aren’t just about not killing each other; above all, they’re about navigating them wisely and learning something from them.
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