St. Paul gives us a great charter for Christianity in his
letter to the Colossians. And the
crowning jewel of this is love: “And
over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.”
Jesus
shows us what this love entails: “…love
your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” It is easy to love those who love us in
return, but Jesus calls us to the radical love that extends even to our
enemies. He calls us to love the
terrorists in Syria, to do good to those who hate us and to pray for those who
mistreat others. While we don’t
accept acts of terrorism on innocent victims, we must love the same.
This
radical love was first shown by Jesus.
He died for those who killed him and blessed those who cursed him.
We must show such radical love in our lives today. On the brink of possible military
attacks, our country should note that we Christians are men and women of love,
and of peace.
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