” But, I tell you who hear me. Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you ” Luke 6:27.
In a Communist country there lived a Christian woman leading a witnessing life for Christ. She was like a rose among thorns in the midst of the cruel atheists. She had a little girl Mary, who used to give her a flower bouquet as birthday gift every year. One day, the atheists dragged her mother to a prison and tortured her to betray Jesus Christ. But, as she refused to betray, she was murdered ruthlessly. Her birthday fell on that same week. Remembering the birthday of her mother, Mary prepared a beautiful flower bouquet and decided to place that on her grave. While she walked towards the grave, she remembered the words of her mother which she used to say often :” Mary, we should love our enemies; we should pray for those who mistreat us. This is what Jesus Christ said. If we follow this, we can become His children “. Then, Mary thought that as her mother would be in Heaven in the midst of a beautiful garden, there was no need of a flower bouquet for her. Then, she decided to give that bouquet to the atheist army officer who killed her mother. With a great difficulty, she entered the prison and gave that bouquet to the officer saying the words which her mother used to say often and said,” Jesus loves you too “. On hearing this, the officer burst into tears and said that he had never heard of Jesus’Love before and accepted Jesus Christ. Finally, he died as a martyr for Christ. Loving our enemies means, we can pray for them and we can think of the ways to help them. Jesus asks us to follow His example by loving our enemies.
” Dear Lord, let me put love to work by taking the initiative in meeting specific needs of those who hurt me and hate me. Lord, give me the mind and strength to do so. In Jesus’Name I pray “.–Amen.
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES
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