PRAY GOD WINS

The Way to Peace by Swami Sivananda: 

If anyone speaks ill of you, praise him always. If anyone injures you, serve him nicely. If anyone persecutes you, help him in all possible ways. You will attain immense strength. You will control anger and pride. You will enjoy peace, poise and serenity. You will become divine.  

From The Sermon on the Mount at Matthew 5:

43  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shall love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. 

44  But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, be good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you: 

45  That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven, for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendth rain on the just and on the unjust.

I am learning and can do that fairly well...as long as others in my world are well aware that that is what I am doing. It's when someone "persecutes" me, I be nice, and everybody thinks that that one has gotten over on me...there's when my ego starts arm wrestling with God. Sometimes all I can do is pray God wins.

Thank You.