"But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD, your God, is giving you as a heritage, you shall not leave a single soul alive." Deuteronomy 20:16 Violence in the Old Testament and now. Does God will us to destroy one another? Jesus response in today's Gospel from Luke 9:51-62 is an emphatic no. Then how are we to understand God's call to violence in the Old Testament? Through the lens of the Gospel. Readings for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062622.cfm Music: Pizzetti - Dies irae - Messa di Requiem by The Tudor Consort is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License.