DINING WITH ENEMIES
“My command to you is: love your enemies.” –Matthew 5:44 We worship a God Who loves enemies, Who does not avoid them but lays down His life for them. When we kneel before the cross, close by the Lord’s crucified feet, we hear His words, “Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing” (Lk 23:34). For while we were still His enemies, He died for us (see Rm 5:8). The Lord promised to set us free from the hands of our enemies (Lk 1:74) and to set a table before us in the sight of our foes...

