Contemplative Bible Reading

Proverbs 22:22-23 (New Living Translation)

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
²³ for the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.

Evil is easy. It is easy to rob the poor. It is easy to rob the rich. Let’s make a list of evil things that are easy to do:

• rob
• lie
• hate
• forge
• libel
• slander
• envy

I made that list as fast as I could type. No thinking time in that list. Five minutes thought and we could extend the list to a hundred or so items. What strikes me as odd is that you can do these evil things and not be caught, not be arrested, convicted, sent to jail or be stoned by the community.

Yes, evil is easy, but then I have to ask a question or two:

Who wants to be evil?

Who wants to live with the guilt and such of living evil?