Sometimes I feel as though I have the word ‘sucker’ written on my forehead. Kristen likes to say I am every salesperson’s dream. I haven’t met an upgrade or extended warranty I have passed on. I can be easily taken advantage of. Which is why Jesus’ next teaching about the Good Life initially feels a little disconcerting to me. I am referring of course to the “turn the other cheek” passage in the Sermon on the Mount. It starts with Jesus referencing one of humanities oldest laws (the eye for eye bit) and moves to not resisting evil people. The examples Jesus uses to illustrate what this might look like involve getting slapped twice (at least), finding yourself naked without any clothes, walking a lot, and lending a lot of people money. On the surface, it sounds like a recipe for people like me getting walked all over. Ah, but naturally, there is whole lot more going on here. And we are in for quite the ride. We will need to explore the earliest human laws we have on record and why implementing those laws still seems beyond us (think Ukraine and the Middle East). I will need to tell you about the anxiety I experience when getting my oil changed, my mission to stop Amazon thieves, and what to do when an elderly couple backs into your car. We also have plenty of stops to make within Scripture, from what David did when he caught Saul using the bathroom, to a question from the apostle Paul that I find to be both wise and hard to swallow, and of course, why Jesus’ instructions here are not only wise, but psychologically astute as well. If we can begin to master what Jesus is getting at in this teaching, we will be well on our way to the good and flourishing life.