“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” Mathew 5: 43-44
These words are familiar to us; we have heard them many times. This Lent take to heart the direction of Jesus. Love and prayer are what we owe our enemies. And further, listen to the voice that echoes in your own thoughts, speak with love. Dorothy Day, activist and humanitarian says it well, “I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.”
Submitted by Fredrikson Center Team
Prayer
Lord God, we are created to be Your love in this world, give us the strength to do as Your Son directed.
Amen.