An Unsettling Truth

Key Passage
Jesus said, "Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!" (Luke 12:51)
Questions
Adults: When has your taking a strong stand on a moral issue created division rather than healing in the short term?
Children: Is it important to do the right thing even if others are angry as a result? Why or why not?

Readings

First Reading • Jeremiah in the Miry Cistern
Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Psalm
Psalms 40:2, 3, 4, 18 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • God's Treatment of His Sons and Daughters
Hebrews 12:1-4 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel • Jesus' Mission of Division
Luke 12:49-53 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)