Someone accused Mariam of untoward behavior of which she was innocent. Her accuser was suspicious that Mariam was carrying out his own earlier life-patterns.
Rabbi Jesus told Mariam, "He is being tortured by his own past behaviour."
If we sin, it may come back to haunt us. We may lose inner peace.
Don't sin.
Mariam prayed that unbearable consequences after a bad decision would one day be put aright.
Rabbi Jesus told her, "What went so awfully wrong in this world, will go so tremendously right in the next."
All will be well.
Mariam pondered over a decision to be made. She felt tempted to make a hasty decision.
Make haste slowly. Check out every possible difficulty which may occur, before making a final decision which may prove irrevocable.
Mariam encountered a bad situation.
She despairingly asked the Rabbi, "What do you consider this situation to be?"
Rabbi Jesus told her grimly, "Men behaving badly."
Don't ever forget you are made in the Image and Likeness of God. Behave accordingly.
Someone tried to pick a quarrel with Mariam. She loftily decided to ignore the insult.
Mariam told the Rabbi, "It's a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter!"
Rabbi Jesus smiled, "You don't have to accept every invitation to a squabble."
Mariam pondered people who hate others.
Rabbi Jesus told her, "They struggle with the law of love."
Mariam assisted a family through their family disputes. Despairingly she told the Rabbi, "They care more about holding a grudge than having solid relationships."
Rabbi Jesus answered, "They hold on to the past at the expense of their present, and so the future withers away."
Forgive and do not hold a grudge. Life is too short. God put us on earth to love our family members, not to dislike them. If family members reject your olive branch, well at least you tried. Sometimes you can't win them all.
