A Jesus society – where we think different

Jesus says in his society there is a new way for people to live;

you show wisdom, by trusting people;

you handle leadership, by serving;

you handle offenders, by forgiving;

you handle money, by sharing;

you handle enemies, by loving;

and you handle violence, by suffering.

In fact you have a new attitude toward everything, toward everybody. Toward nature, toward the state in which you happen to live, toward women, toward slaves, toward all and every single thing. Because this is a Jesus society and you repent, not by feeling bad, but by thinking different.

Rudy Wiebe, The Blue Mountains of China (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1970), p.215-16.