03-30-25

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS
March 30, 2025
From our friend, Rev. Dr. Terry Ewing
Vice President of Advancement,
Phillips Theological Seminary

I heard it said recently, “It’s easier to be angry.”
This statement doesn’t really require much explanation, because it is—it’s always easier to get angry.  What is your default response?  In everyday situations and interactions, what is your first response, what is poised below the surface, constantly tuned to any provocation, or the hint of one?  Ready to be angry.

What if, understanding was the starting point of your response?  Imagine, for a moment, how that would change not only your interaction with others but also your interactions within yourself.
What if, compassion was your beginning? 
What if, peace became the origin of each response?
What if, happiness was the pulsing center of those concentric circles of life and relationship flowing out to every person and situation?
“Oh, that’s not really me.”
“I’m not sure I’m comfortable being so—free.”

“It’s easier to be angry.”

​Until you’re not.
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