Even while we kill and punish we must try to feel about the enemy as we feel about ourselves—to wish that he were not bad, to hope that he may, in this world or another, be cured: in fact, to wish his good. That is what is meant in the Bible by loving him: wishing his good, not feeling fond of him nor saying he is nice when he is not.
From Mere Christianity
Compiled in Words to Live By
Compiled in Words to Live By
Mere Christianity. Copyright © 1952, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Copyright renewed © 1980, C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Used with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.Words to Live By: A Guide for the Merely Christian. Copyright © 2007 by C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Used with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
Love is universal or it is nothing. It is not to be parsed out just to those we know, who are like us or can help us. No, it is to be felt and expressed to everyone, even the enemy one is confronting.
Is that hard? Yes, it is among the hardest things to do. If humans were created just to do the easy things, we likely would still be one-celled organisms.
To the children of God is given the lot to love all and to model the life of Christ. This Christ was the one who sought forgiveness and God’s understanding for those who were torturing him and crucifying him. Anything we have to endure will likely not be that hard. But hard or not, it is our charge.
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