The Other Boot

JOYPEACE

=============== My Father used to tell my brothers and me a story of World War I. While a young soldier was praying before bedtime one night, another soldier told him to stop that noise and threw one of his boots at him. The next morning, the soldier who had been praying returned the boot to its owner cleaned and polished, and asked for the other one and said he would also polish that one. My father said the young soldier was never abused again. I was only a little girl when my father told this story, but I have never forgotten it. Submitted by Meg Seaman, Australia But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. (Mat 5:39-41 NIV)