March 26, 2010
Burying the Hatchet
There are some people and organizations in my community that have a lot of axes to grind, especially with each other. I’m thinking someone should create a bury-the-hatchet cemetery. The world doesn’t have to kiss and make up, but as believers the Lord calls upon us to turn the other cheek or do unto others or love your neighbor…
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Gail;
-----Hatchets aren’t made for burying. I believe the world is full of trouble because people either bury the hatchet before its full utility has been realized, or they misuse it entirely. I think this belief annoys people about me more than anything. I know what you mean by burying the hatchet, and I agree with that meaning, but it is only one aspect of living peaceably with one another. Problems between people do not usually go away simply because they become ignored. Problems are made of real and clashing elements. Some of those elements are good, true, and beneficial like flowers. Other elements are bad, false, and as destructive as weeds. God expects humility of His children so they all will be able to tell the difference between flowers and weeds, whether they be their own, or another’s. Hatchets are tools for chopping the weeds, not the flowers, and not one another. As long as two people can continue to sort out the elements of their problems with respect and honor for one another, the weeds will continue to be chopped. It may be a slow and arduous task, coming to agreement one weed at a time, chopping together one weed at a time, but the Bible calls for agreement with one another, not for agreement to disagree. Therefore the hatchet may need to spend some time on the shelf in the tool shed. Then, after continued respectful and honorable debate with another, there will eventually be a time for using the hatchet together to chop yet another weed.
Love you all,
Steve Corey
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