Love Your Enemies - David Cook
Matthew 5:44-48 (New International Version)
“But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 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. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
“The highest test of our integrity, of our faith and our maturity, is how we treat those who dislike us.
To return evil for evil is so normal, so human. And to return good for good, is normal; it is human. To return evil for good is devilish. But to return good in the face of evil - this is the way of godliness.” (David Cook, The Unheeded Christ)