"Do not think that you can show your love for Christ by hating those who seem to be His enemies on earth.Suppose they really do hate Him; nevertheless He loves them, and you cannot be united with Him unless you love them too."
"He said:"Love your enemies," and He also said:"He that is not with me is against me." Therefore if you do not side with Christ by loving those that He loves,you are against Him."But Christ loves all men.Christ died for all men."(from Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton). You could also add maintaining anger,bitterness and bad feelings towards others to the above.This of course is not easy.Yet, through prayer and reading the words of Jesus each day, we can be reminded and given the strength to obey what might be the hardest of His commands.
"He said:"Love your enemies," and He also said:"He that is not with me is against me." Therefore if you do not side with Christ by loving those that He loves,you are against Him."But Christ loves all men.Christ died for all men."(from Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton). You could also add maintaining anger,bitterness and bad feelings towards others to the above.This of course is not easy.Yet, through prayer and reading the words of Jesus each day, we can be reminded and given the strength to obey what might be the hardest of His commands.
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I need to read this one a couple more times... i am weak when it comes to this.
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