Slow Learners

"Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing."
1 Peter 3:9

We are slow learners. It took us millions of years to learn how to use a fork. And so we need repetition to get through our thick skulls. And so we see it again. An eye for an eye is replaced by turning the other cheek. It's not kind for kind, nice for nice, loving for loving, scratch for scratch, good for good, evil for evil. Our response is to be the same every time. And the remarkable promise is that in doing so we will be blessed. Loving others despite their behavior really is the best way to live. We often come to the Bible looking each day for fresh insight. We look for that penetrating innovative truth to pierce our hearts. But often this is a smokescreen for an hardheadedness towards what will really make a difference. It's pretty simple isn't it? Love one another.