Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Most of the time I’m fairly restrained about actually seeking revenge when I feel wronged. I can, however, bear a grudge for a very long time, possibly hoping for indirect revenge. There is a word which has been used in a number of situations lately – schadenfreude – which I think speaks to the desire for indirect revenge. It means taking delight in another’s misfortunes or maybe even suffering. Generally, that delight comes from thinking the other person is finally getting “what you had coming.”
How grateful we should all be that God never delights in our misfortunes and offers us so much more than we having coming. Maybe Lent is a time to examine some of those grudges in order to let go of them and to wish even those who have wronged us the recognition of all that God wants for them.
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