(1 Cor. 13 v 5, Ephesians 4 v 26)
The cross has meaning
A lot in fact
Especially when you consider the 'horizontal' part.
The way that we treat each other.
God has destined us for close relationship
With each other
That's why the last 6 statements of God's moral and ethical code are all about
Us. (See Exodus 20)
Not that it always goes smoothly and we some times have a word for that
Argument.
Somebody is always 'right' and by implication that leaves the other one 'wrong'
Who, of course believe they are also 'right'
Then this leads to some thing else: impasse.
Or even worse, a silent divorce.
And they risk choosing being 'right' over being closely 'related'
If it is possible for the sun go down on your anger that means it's also possible that I could be waking up facing the one with whom I was angry.
What distance between us is enough to entrench my need to be 'right'?
It seems I can either be 'right' or I can have close relationship
But I have a feeling
I can't have both.