...In fact, brain scans show us that the parts of the brain that process critical thinking, creative problem-solving, empathy, and even faith are almost entirely offline when we are really upset. So if we are to be functioning in partnership with the Holy Spirit in this interaction, we must be calm...

"If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also... If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles..." This may provoke in you a sense of violation. It goes against what you have learned about standing up for yourself, standing up for what is right. That is exactly the point. It may provoke the same in your assailant, and that may provide an opening for God’s prime objective: reaching the lost.

Surely, I thought, my determination, resources, and intellect are superior to this cat’s instinctual clothlust. I tried everything...