Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Putting violence in a whole new perspective

I've been thinking about an interesting thing about violence. I mentioned this idea to my friend Jared Hall and he said "That really takes violence to a whole new level." Here is my idea. Just listen closely and think if you ever want to hurt yourself or anyone else ever again. I realized some time ago that all the pain we go through in life Christ suffered also. So when I punch someone in the fist really hard, I'm really punching Christ aren't I? Suppose I were doing an SBO Dare and I waxed my legs. Christ felt that pain, but if I wouldn't have done such a dare, Christ would not have felt that pain, because it wouldn't have happened. You could rationalize that one pain doesn't differ from another and Christ suffered up to a google amount of pains, but every pain and affliction does matter, because Christ felt each pain individually. I imagine that as Christ went through the process of the atonement that he saw the face of each person he was saving and went through their whole lives feeling each and every pain, one at a time, that they ever felt. I know that Christ suffered for the pains and sins of all the people who did live, are living, and ever will live. He knows the suffering of a mother who has lost a child, He understands what it feels like to be that kid with no friends, He has felt the pain of the shy boy who got shut down for a date, He's been the little girl who skins her knee, and He has felt the excruciating pain of the most vile sinners, who come back to repent. He understands me and you. So the next time you punch your little brother of smack your little sister, and I am as guilty as anyone else, just think about who you really are punching or smacking. Just know that the pain that you don't go through, Christ doesn't have to suffer for either. Maybe no one will read this, or no one will care, but I know that this idea will make a difference in my life. Jesus, I am living for you.

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