| Leader | Jesus suffered violence |
| All | but would not commit violence. |
| Men | He told his followers not to use violence
to prevent him from being arrested. |
| Leader | Jesus rejected the use of violence for self-defense. |
| Women | He taught his disciples
not only to avoid committing violence, |
| All | but actively to love their enemies. |
| Children | Jesus taught his disciples
to avoid murder and insult, |
| Leader | and to be reconciled with their brothers and sisters. |
| All | By his word and example, Jesus taught us
to respond to our enemies with surprising acts
of mercy and nonviolence. |