On this seventh Sunday after Epiphany, Rev. Cari pulled an “old” sermon out of her back pocket, and re-preached it. It’s about those familiar words regarding “turning the other cheek and going the extra mile” from Jesus in Matthew 5:38-48.
 
She got Brenda up as an assistant when it came time to act out the part about hitting the various cheeks with the various hands, so you’ll have to imagine that part as you’re listening.
 
By the end of the sermon it was clear that the non-violent resistance of Jesus is very different from either passive responses or violently aggressive responses to violent or bullying behaviour. Jesus’ “third way” grows out of his identity in the heart of God, and it is love which has the power to transform us all.