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By Gloria Pierre Dean
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Don’t hate them.”
I gave them food
And clothes to wear
They stole my car
And burned my house down
“Love them
Don't hate them.”
They told lies about me
They stole my money
Corrupted my children and
spoke lies to my friends
reaped my crops while I was asleep.
“Love them
Don't hate them.”
Made bombs to blow me up
Planned to wipe me out
Placed me in concentration camps
Starved me to death
“Love them
Don't hate them.”
My skin is pink or
it may be brown
You may wear trousers
I wear a sari or a toga
We all go back to Adam
To the God of Love
“Love them
Don't hate them.”
Once there was law
And there was Moses
Now the solution is grace
Birthed out of Jesus
Who died on a cross
He said
“Love them
Don't hate them.”
They made up stories
To condemn The King
Forty lashes. A crown of thorns
They spat on Him and laughed at Him
He was good to them
And healed their sick
“Love them
Don't hate them”
My prayer today
‘Dear Father
Help them to love Jesus and turn from their hate’
One day in your Kingdom
All will love and no more hatred
The enemy chained in hell forever
All wrongs made right
Let’s forgive those who hate
Let’s pray for the haters to believe on His Name,
As the Holy Word says.
“Love them
Don't hate them.”
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,..” Matthew 5:44
“Love your neighbour as yourself” Mark 12:31
"The strongest power in the world is the love of Jesus Christ. It is more powerful than the evil of terror or the profound wickedness of the terrorists." said Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=21559
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My red ink is tiny. You repeated lies. Also some lines are a bit hard to understand. My advice is to ask someone read it aloud. If she stumbles rework that line. (If you don't have someone, read it aloud yourself. Tape it and listen if possible after a day has passed.)
I think you covered the topic in a fairly fresh way. The Message is as old as time, but one we struggle with still today. You delivered God's words in a beautiful way.
Blessings~