Lord Jesus, let the heart of a child be given to us, that so we may arise from the grave of our dead selves and die no more, but see face to face the God of the Living. 

Each man must ask, “Is my neighbor indeed my enemy, or am I my neighbor’s enemy, and so take him to be mine?

There are those who would shrink with horror from the idea of doing injustice to some of their neighbors, yet would shrink with equal horror from the idea of loving them. But it is impossible to be just without love...

It is this humanity that we are to love—something deeper altogether than, and independent of, the region of hate. “Is this humanity in every one of our enemies?” Yes, else there were nothing to love. Then we must love it, come between us and it what may...

Look at the glorious way in which Jesus interprets the scripture that went before him. “I am the Lord” –“That ye may be perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Is it then reasonable to love our enemies? God does; therefore it must be the highest reason. But is it reasonable to expect that man should become capable of doing so?