How do you respond to personal offense?  How we handle the offenses in our lives can make a tremendous difference on our quality of life.  The natural reaction is often to retaliate, and not just retaliate but escalate.  Take it up a notch.  In our text this week, Jesus encourages his disciples to not only avoid retaliation, but to also pursue a creative response to people who offend them.  He gives several examples to help them apply it to every day life.  How can Jesus call his disciples to such a radical response?  Is it even possible?  And why would Jesus' way lead to life and freedom?