Jesus’ strength comes from His clear sense of who He is. He knows Himself to be totally and completely loved by His Father and that He is the Beloved Son of His Father.
In order to love our enemies, we need a strong relationship and knowledge of being loved unconditionally by the God whose whole essence is to be merciful. Do you and I feel and know that we are truly God’s Beloved Son or Daughter as Jesus knows He is?
In order to love our enemies, we need a strong relationship and knowledge of being loved unconditionally by the God whose whole essence is to be merciful. Do you and I feel and know that we are truly God’s Beloved Son or Daughter as Jesus knows He is?
We need to learn to be merciful towards ourselves. In time we develop the spontaneous capacity to be merciful to others.