To get rid of an enemy one must love him.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

Yes, it is love that will save our world and our civilization, love even for enemies.

We love our enemies by realizing that they are not totally bad and that they are not beyond the reach of God's redemptive love.

It is an overflowing love, which seeks nothing in return. Theologians would say that it is the love of God operating in the human heart. And when one rises to love on this level, he is able to love the person who does the evil deed, while hating the deed that the person does.

May we solemnly realize that we shall never be true sons of our heavenly Father until we love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.