journalingwithdudley

you have heard it said, ‘love your neighbor and hate your enemy’

you have heard it said, ‘love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you’

‘but-i say to you, love your love and hate your hate.’

dudley

Balancing Love and Hate

 

I have spent the last two months working

working on balancing love and hate in a

a just and healthy way

just to see if there is a way

a way to balance love and hate.

 

Try this:

 

Imagine a seesaw or scale.

Imagine the centerpiece holding the seesaw or scale.

Name that centerpiece “to”

 

In this balance place love on one end

and hate on the other end.

 

Now say it.

Love to hate.

Hate to love.

(No justice or health there.)

 

Imagine this:

 

In this balance place love on one end

and love on the other end.

 

Now say it.

Love to love.

 

Imagine this:

 

In this balance place hate on one end

and hate on the other end.

 

Now say it.

Hate to hate.

 

Now we have health and justice.

 

Dudley – February 10, 2016

John 20

it is said – when it was

evening, one of the days after

jesus was buried, the

disciples were in a room

behind closed doors and

afraid –  jesus appeared

and said – ‘peace be with

you.’

so – when i am afraid

i wait in the room of

my fear – for the peace

not knowing what else to do.