Monday, June 17, 2013

Let it begin with me ...

Are you following the Pope's Twitter feed?  Here's today's thought:  "Are you angry with someone?  Pray for that person.  That is what Christian love is."

In today's media-saturated atmosphere in which there is so much information (and accompanying misinformation) delivered so quickly, we tend to assign labels to our "enemies" quickly and never (or rarely) remove the labels.  (Tomorrow's blog post will consider treating people like objects, by the way.)  When we feel wronged by someone, do we pray for them?  Really, really pray for them?  According to the Word of God, our faith, and today's reminder from our Holy Father, as Christians we MUST pray for them.  This becomes more difficult when they have political views that are polar opposites of our own.  It becomes difficult when we can get another person to agree with us that the enemy is, indeed, an enemy and should be treated as such.  In fact, there are a thousand reasons why praying for someone with whom we are angry is difficult.  All the more reason to pray for them -- and for the grace to treat them like a person.

Follow the Pope on Twitter at @Pontifex.

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