But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; - Matthew 5:44 This is one of those Bible verses that you are probably all too familiar with if you're a Christian or grew up in church. It is definitely one of the very hardest to actually live out though! Many times figuring out how to change a Bible verse from something that sounds great on paper into something that is actually liveable is extremely hard to do. And this is one of those tricky verses--Jesus taught it and lived it-but he also spoke the truth without mincing it--especially to people like the scribes and pharisees. Lately I've been pondering this verse and wondering what it looks like in today's world. As we were studying this passage for my Bible study I had a situation happen that I felt portrayed it pretty well. As you might know I live in Boston, MA and the driving up here is crazy. I … [Read more...]