I'm running late again.
To welcome an enemy is to take the opportunity to expand my heart*
Indeed. Welcoming an enemy can have several benefits, for example:
- You might discover that your enemy isn't so bad after all
- Your enemy might discover that you're not so bad after all
- If your enemy really is out to get you, then they'll have trouble accusing you of being completely evil, if you've welcomed them in good faith.
I should go to bed.
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* Reproduced by permission of the copyright-holder BK Publications, London, www.bkpublications.com
1 comment:
Reminds me of the bit in Matthew 5 (New Testament) where it says:
43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
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