Most of us probably think of Wednesday as “middle day.”
MAY 16, 2007 (WEDNESDAY) – Wednesday is named after an ancient god, Woden, who supposedly guided the souls of the dead into the underworld. So, some call it “Fourth Day,” rather than say anything remotely connected to paganism, superstition or mythology.
Most of us probably think of Wednesday as “middle day,” because it comes in the middle of the five-day work week. Of course we don’t use those words. Many times the Wednesday church service is referred to as, “Mid-week Worship.”
Being in the middle is not always the safest place to be. This is especially true when you don’t want to take sides in an argument.
Generally speaking, the person who chooses to be neutral or to listen to both sides of feuds, gets shot by both sides. We prefer that people take sides, even if they’re on the wrong side. Many times that practice results in “extremism” of one kind or another, and ends in disaster.
What’s wrong with looking at both sides of an argument? Is it not the first step toward peace?
The truth is, we don’t even like what Jesus said about such things. He went farther than the suggestion that we consider what enemies are saying; he said, “when forced to carry someone’s pack one mile, carry it two miles,” and “when somebody hits you on one cheek, turn the other.” We spend a lot of time trying to explain away what Jesus said. We would be better off as a world if we did things Jesus’ way.