Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 5, 2003
                    
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Hostility comes from the obsessed, self-absorbed heart, and often offers permission for random acts of violence.  Jesus got real with His enemies by naming their madness but trusting His own defense to God.
                
                    
                        Stress strengthens.  That is a physical fact.  It is also a
spiritual truth.  Stress strengthens us.  When we face
opposition, we grow.  When we deal with differences, we
become stronger than we were.  Strange as it may seem,
and unpleasant though it may feel, give thanks when you
                        
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