LOVE YOUR ENEMIES

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.... - Matthew 5:44 

Logically that makes no sense. Yet soulfully it makes absolute sense, because in terms of the soul, it really is all or nothing. Either we see the divine image in all created things, or we end up not seeing it very well at all. There is a first epiphany, and gradually the circle keeps moving outward, widening its embrace. It is almost the core meaning of a whole and holy life! -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation, " December 3, 2012 

It is a balm to my soul and my mind that the truth of love your enemies was an early realization of mine. I take it as God's guidance when later I learn that my early gifts had been written years before by spiritual leaders. I take that as my inner spiritual GPR leading me in the right direction.

Best believe that I first mind-wrestled with Matthew 5:44...until I took it back to my crash and burn. It was my enemy, it cursed me...until I did good by it, as in, quit fighting, found the God of my own understanding right in the midst of it and, without lying, could call its name blessed. 

My crash and burn started out as a sliver of gold and because it was all I had to cling to, I held on until I came to know it as my proof of God within me.

There is a sliver of gold in everything that comes to us...just as there is a touch of Divine in every one of us...whether we believe it or not. So why not believe it? 

Guaranteed, it makes life easier to take...not necessarily easier...life is not meant to be easy. It's meant to walk us back to from whence we came...to the before-conception God consciousness pool. According to me.

I am reminded of the quote I once found of six-year-old Nikka: If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.

The first time I read that, my face, neck and ears burned bright red...a six-year old! Saying what never occurred to me all on my own...much less at six! Bless you, Nikka, bless you.

Thank you.