We know that the essence of Christianity is love, for God is love, Jesus talks about it and shows it in his life and actions, sacrificing his own life out of love on the cross for our redemption. The love that he commands, is not all sweet chocolate and fragrant roses, but a tough, demanding, life-changing love: "love your enemies," (Lk 6: 27) and "Do to others as you would have them do to you." (Lk 6: 31). Easier said than done, yet in God's infinite patience we have time on our side to learn to put these directives into practice. If we just think of what our lives or what the world would be if we did, we might find the motivation to overcome our reluctance to put them into practice NOW. Perhaps we could start on a small scale...with one person, with one difficult situation, and see what a difference we could make. God, grant me the courage to live the Golden Rule and extend my love even to my "enemies.".
Bro. Rene
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