And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. - Luke 22:50
How weird! To have one of the disciples cut off the ear of another human. For three years, everyone traveled together peacefully, spreading love, practicing turning the other cheek. It just doesn't seem right that a disciple would try to stop something by using force. I mean, put a picture in your head of a disciple cutting off that guy's ear. Look at his face. It's not the face of a person who follows Jesus.
But, I guess it's human. They saw someone trying to take their leader, their friend, their Messiah away and they reacted. A lot of times our first reaction is anger, retaliation, violence. At least mine is. That's weird. I can't picture one of Jesus' disciples using force to solve a problem. But, I'm a disciple, and I have that look on my face a lot. So, first, let's not judge. Second, let's try to be more and more like the disciple who tries to find a different solution. But third, and I bet You kind of liked this one, let's also stand up for Jesus when we have to.
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