It can be difficult to understand why there are bad and wicked people in this world.
Even though there is nothing done to offend them, they go around causing trouble for others.
And when our tolerance for these people crosses the limit, we will be tempted to confront them and even try to teach them a lesson.
But we must remember that evil begets evil, and also he who uses the sword will also eventually come under the sword.
In the 1st reading, those in power used force on the apostles and had them imprisoned.
But those in power were of high standing and yet they dealt harshly and heavily on the apostles who were simple and humble people.
But God is always on the side of the simple, the humble and the lowly people.
That night, the angel of the Lord freed the apostles and told them to go to the Temple and continue to preach.
When those in power heard that the apostles were not in prison but were preaching in the Temple, they should have sensed that something mysterious had happened.
Still, they would not accept it. As the gospel puts it, the light shines into the world but the bad and the wicked prefer the darkness to the light.
But the light of God will shine and it will shine through us.
Let us not fight evil with evil, but let the light of Christ shine through us.
The light and the love of God will prevail over the darkness and evil.