If God can forgive, redeem, and transform me, I must also believe that God can work such wonders with anyone. Love of enemies is seeing one's oppressors through the prism of the reign of God — not only as they are now but also as they can be: transformed by the power of God.

Walter Wink in The Powers That Be by Walter Wink

 

To Practice This Thought:
Envision an enemy -- perhaps someone who is good at pushing all your buttons -- as a candidate, like you, for transformation.

 

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