"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethen only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore, you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect."
- Matthew 5:44-48
I don't know about you, but this is one of the hardest commandments to obey - for me. Difficult when I feel suffocated, daily, by the unkind words amidst smiley faces and exclamation marks in e-mails; amidst the feigned laughter when the rolling of eyes would be more appropriate in the context of what has been said; and amidst the pretences so false you wish you could ask them to just please quit pretending. (Don't ! :) me when you really mean to swear. Please.) But the Lord is good and He does not test us more than we can bear. Where His will leads, His grace will keep us. And I need to remind myself, each moment, of that.
Claire.
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