爱
我不知道我有没有任何敌人,身为芝加哥小熊棒球队的粉丝,我只能想到的是,圣路易红雀棒球队的粉丝或许最像我的敌人。不过,我最好的朋友却是红雀队的粉丝,我肯定耶稣所讲的“仇敌”不是这类人;我们虽然不喜欢对方支持的棒球队,但我们断不会因此互相咒骂或希望对方遭遇不幸的。
然而,这个世界充满各式各样的敌人。互联网上爆满了人们彼此骂战和咒诅对方遭遇不幸的贴子。在我的生命中,也有与我见解不同的人,他们甚至可能会喜欢见到我遭遇不幸的;老实说,我也可以找到几个我不甚喜欢的人。有些人就是特别难去爱的。
耶稣在这里所说的甚具挑战性,祂不但告诉我们要容忍我们的仇敌,祂更告诉我们要爱他们;爱不仅是一种感受,它也需要藉行动来表达的。耶稣吩咐我们要主动去爱那些憎恨和凌辱我们的人,这些都是很难顺从的命令。
然而,如果我们希望获得耶稣要求我们得到的信心,我们便必定要有所行动,所以我们便必须主动去爱我们的仇敌,又为凌辱我们的人祷告。我们把这些人的生命都交在耶稣手里,并且放下我们曾受过的嫉妒、仇恨和一切的邪恶;同时我们请其他人也这样待我们。
爱我们的朋友易如反掌,但若要爱我们的仇敌,我们真的需要凭信心踏上这一步了。
父啊,求祢帮助我学效祢独一的榜样去爱我的仇敌。奉耶稣祈求,阿们。
路加福音 6:27-36
27 “只是我告诉你们这听道的人:你们的仇敌,要爱他;恨你们的,要待他好。
28 咒诅你们的,要为他祝福;凌辱你们的,要为他祷告。
29 有人打你这边的脸,连那边的脸也由他打;有人夺你的外衣,连里衣也由他拿去。
30 凡求你的,就给他;有人夺你的东西去,不用再要回来。
31 你们愿意人怎样待你们,你们也要怎样待人。
32 你们若单爱那爱你们的人,有什么可酬谢的呢?就是罪人也爱那爱他们的人。
33 你们若善待那善待你们的人,有什么可酬谢的呢?就是罪人也是这样行。
34 你们若借给人,指望从他收回,有什么可酬谢的呢?就是罪人也借给罪人,要如数收回。
35 你们倒要爱仇敌,也要善待他们,并要借给人不指望偿还。你们的赏赐就必大了,你们也必做至高者的儿子,因为他恩待那忘恩的和作恶的。
36 你们要慈悲,像你们的父慈悲一样。
Love
“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. . . .” — Luke 6:27
I don’t know if I have any enemies. As a Chicago Cubs fan, the closest thing to an enemy that I can think of is a St. Louis Cardinals fan. But, then, my best friend is a Cardinals fan, so I’m sure that’s not the kind of “enemy” Jesus is talking about. We might not like each other’s baseball teams, but we don’t curse each other or wish any harm on one another.
The world is filled with examples of enemies, though. Our Internet feed is bursting with people who speak out against each other and may wish harm on others. There are probably even people in my life who disagree with me to the point that they wouldn’t mind if something bad happened to me. If I’m honest, I can think of a few people that I don’t particularly like either. Some people are harder to love than others.
Jesus’ words here are challenging. He doesn’t just tell us to put up with our enemies. He tells us to love them. Love isn’t just a feeling; it is an action. He calls us to actively love those who hate and mistreat us. These are hard commands to follow.
But if we are to have the kind of faith that Jesus calls us to, then action is needed. So we must actively love our enemies and pray for those who mistreat us. We put the lives of those people in the hands of Jesus, and we let go of grudges, hatred, and all the evil that may have been done to us. We also ask others to do the same for us.
Loving our friends is easy. Loving our enemies is a real step of faith.
Father, help me to love my enemies as only you can love. In Jesus, Amen.
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