If we take the Bible over-literally we may miss the truth of the poetry, the stories, the myths. Literalism can all too easily become judgementalism, and Jesus warned us not to judge, that we might not be judged.
How difficult it is! When I worry about those who castigate me for not agreeing with them, am I in my turn falling into judgementalism? it's hard not to. But not all the way, I hope. I don't want to wipe out those who disagree with me, consigning them to hell for all eternity. We are still God's children, together. At One. Even if I am angry, upset, confused, I must still see Christ and Christ's love in those whose opinions are very different from mine, or I won't find it in those whose view fits more comfortably with mine.
-- Madeleine L'Engle; Glimpses of Grace; p. 144; June 7
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