“An insult is either sustained or destroyed, not by the disposition of those who insult, but in the disposition of those who bear it.”
St. John Chrysostom
For Reflection:
St. John Chrysostom gives good advice on how to short-circuit the need to forgive. What is my disposition when I am insulted? Does it “sustain” the insult or “destroy” it? What disposition would destroy it?
(See tomorrow’s Grace Line for one saint’s suggestion.)