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MAY 6<br />
RIGHT BEING vs. BEING RIGHT<br />
“...and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the<br />
rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and<br />
the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words<br />
seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.“ (Luke 24: 9-10)<br />
The Myrrh-Bearing women were absolutely right, when they reported<br />
to the Apostles that Christ had risen. But the Apostles didn’t believe<br />
the women. It must have been frustrating for the Myrrh-Bearers, to<br />
have their testimony disregarded like that; to not be taken seriously.<br />
It wasn’t until the resurrected Christ Himself appeared to the Apostles<br />
that they believed. Nonetheless, the women carried on, as members of<br />
the apostolic community, and continued to spread the message of the<br />
Resurrection. One of them, Mary Magdalene, is even called Equal-to-the-<br />
Apostles, for her missionary labors.<br />
Let me also carry on, in peace with other people, even if they disbelieve<br />
or disregard my words,–even when I know I am right, for some objective<br />
reason. Let me concentrate on “right being,“ before God, rather than<br />
“being right,“ when my message isn’t heard, and leave the opinions and<br />
actions of others in God’s hands.<br />
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