But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
(Luke 6:27-28)
Do you know what that means? It means that we must love those who are our enemies and that we must do good to those who will do anything they can to hurt us. It means that we are to bless those people and pray for them, if/when they become cruel to us.
There are other instances of this, like when Jesus said to turn the other cheek, when He said to go the extra mile, when He Himself stood silent and took punishment for Who He was.
He didn't just give us idle words to contemplate. He meant every word He said. For real.
If you as a Christian, don't think you have enemies, you better look again. In our present political and social environment, you have enemies, powerful ones. It can be hard to pray for them; that's not the issue. The issue is, will you follow Christ's command? Will you do as He said and pray for them?
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