On loving our enemies
September 13, 2010 2 Comments
We are called to bless even our enemies. How much more should we pray a blessing on others in the Body of Christ!—especially those we disagree with, or who hold a different view from our own.
If we ask a blessing on them it is up to God to decide what He can and cannot bless in what they are and what they are doing.
We are not asked to understand each other first. If there are some elements in the church who really aggravate us it may be more useful to pray a blessing on them than to interact with a critical spirit. As we pray we begin to realize just how much God cares about them.
We can pray blessings on non-Christian folk, too. It is like pouring glitter over a home-made Christmas card—wherever the glue-stick has prepared the card the glitter will stick, the rest only rolls off, and even a little of the glitter can be enough to spell out a clear message.
Good one. I like the glitter image. In the same spirit, Signa Bodishbaugh, in her book, “The Journey to Wholeness in Christ,” writes about praying for people she calls her “beloved enemies.”
Great to hear someone reminding Christians about Jesus command to love our enemies(not kill or maim them)We cannot say we believe in Jesus but we don’t believe him.!!The first 300 years of Christianity a Christian could not be a soldier!If you want the honours course on Christian non violence ,look up Fr.emmaneul Charles Mc Carthy