THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE A
Japanese Christian man had just irrigated his rice field the previous day. It was very important at that time of the year to keep his field in standing water. The next day, however, when he went to check on his field, all the water was gone. After looking around a bit, he discovered that his neighbor just down the hill had broken the dividing wall between their fields and drained the water into his own. This infuriated the man, so he went to consult with his pastor as to what he should do. The pastor advised the man to ignore the wrong done to him, repair the wall, and continue to flood his field again. The man did as his pastor advised. The following day, however, the neighbor had once again drained the man’s water into his own field. After three days of this, the man in a rage went again to his pastor and asked what he should do.…
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