"You have heard that it was said, 'you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
~Hebrew Bible
I'm learning that you can't really trust someone until they've broken your trust, and you can't really love someone until you've hated them. Yes, everyone is worthy of love. No one will earn it. No one is perfect, and every person will fail you and it's not until you've felt like throwing them out of your life that you can truly learn to love them. Even your friends will be your enemies. It's not until they do become your enemy and you have to love them anyway that you'll show them and experience real love.
2/15/11
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