First, my response to question #30:
I agree with the commenter that violence is a human creation. Thank you for reminding us that this story is not meant to be seen as exemplary, but instead shows the human capacity for inhumanity. It is a frightening tale about very wrong priorities and selfishness. The first step to ending this sort of violence is to acknowledge that the world does not revolve around any of us. Our faith teaches us to regard the other in high esteem. If we were willing to show the greatest love, we would lay down our lives for each other: the complete antithesis of the taking of life demonstrated in this story.
Now for today's question:
Question #31
The men of Gibeah, like those of Sodom, seek to rape the visitors in their town. We can miss the point of the story by focusing on the homosexual element. The true point is that this is a most heinous violation of the demands of hospitality. We may think this sounds like a small thing, but taking care of the stranger is emphasized on nearly every page of the Hebrew Bible. So just how important is hospitality today?
Post your answer (anonymously if you prefer) using the comment field and come back tomorrow for my response and the next question.
I agree with the commenter that violence is a human creation. Thank you for reminding us that this story is not meant to be seen as exemplary, but instead shows the human capacity for inhumanity. It is a frightening tale about very wrong priorities and selfishness. The first step to ending this sort of violence is to acknowledge that the world does not revolve around any of us. Our faith teaches us to regard the other in high esteem. If we were willing to show the greatest love, we would lay down our lives for each other: the complete antithesis of the taking of life demonstrated in this story.
Now for today's question:
Question #31
The men of Gibeah, like those of Sodom, seek to rape the visitors in their town. We can miss the point of the story by focusing on the homosexual element. The true point is that this is a most heinous violation of the demands of hospitality. We may think this sounds like a small thing, but taking care of the stranger is emphasized on nearly every page of the Hebrew Bible. So just how important is hospitality today?
Post your answer (anonymously if you prefer) using the comment field and come back tomorrow for my response and the next question.
No comments:
Post a Comment