Can you insult the Divine?

Consider this—

If you were to believe absolutely that your fellow beings are children of the same Great Father, how could you continue to live as you do? 

You may object, and turn around and say—

How can I love this man as my neighbour?

He is a monster of wickedness—I can't. 

How are you to overcome enmity?

You must conquer by love. 

Nothing is stronger than love. Try it. 

When he offers to strike, submit to the stroke. 

You may say, 

Why should an innocent man not defend himself against insult and injury? 

Very true, were you a being of the animal nature only. But you are the offspring of God, partakers of His nature, and it is not possible to insult the Divine. 

How often, when the hand has been raised to strike, have you been checked in your evil intent towards a fellow man and felt condemned and grieved on its account! 

It was the Infinite—the Divine part—that checked you, that sat in judgment on the intended evil deed.