“Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?”
– Edward Lorenz, Meteorologist
Apply this theory to Jesus’ teaching about generosity and forgiveness.
Our instinct for revenge is extremely powerful.
It is too easy to take an eye-for-an-eye approach to life.
But Jesus tells us to meet hostility with charity.
We’ve all experienced how one persons negative attitude can affect the whole group.
Albeit against out nature, the same is true of kindness toward those who are unkind to us,
a kind response to someone’s negative attitude can begin a cascade of kindness.
And today may be the day you can get that started.