The command of love. Let’s not forget that Jesus is waiting for an answer.

Principle: Loving people always have something to say. Jesus says: “Be merciful,… do not judge… do not condemn… with the measure you measure, it will be measured to you” (Lk 6:36-38). Jesus’ words speak of kindness. They knew this virtue and already amazed the pagan philosophers. The Lord Jesus elevated the love of enemies to the central commandment: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you” (Luke 6:27 -28).

A Christian realizes that he is a work of God’s kindness and, therefore, tries to behave as Jesus teaches. A Christian does not exalt himself, but with his behavior, he tries to remind those around him of the kindness of his God towards us sinners. Christ’s words raise many questions. How does the Church fulfill this command? It is necessary to give a personal answer to this and similar questions, but a response on behalf of the Church is also expected. Each individually and all together, we are called by Christ to work together at the command of love. The world needs witnesses. Witnesses of love.

The great fighter for human rights – a black man, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a great and fearless follower of Christ, Martin Luther King, who was shot by an assassin for his beliefs, said in response to these words: “Do to us what you want, but we will not stop loving you.” We realize that loving those who do not love us is difficult, very difficult, but it is worth loving. The commandment of love is not intended only for someone, perhaps the strong, but Jesus gives the commandment of love to every person. The commandment of love binds every believing Christian. Every Christian receives an example from Christ. Christ died for our sins. St. Basil says: “Man is a creature who was commanded to become God.” And St. Athanasius says: “The Son of God became a man so that the sons of men could become the sons of God.” John Paul II writes in the encyclical “Redemptor hominis” (Art. 8):

How many times in the past week have we stood aside when someone around us needed our help, for example? We didn’t help. We did not shake hands. They did not advise. Perhaps one word, a smile, a handshake was enough… We probably have many excuses, reasons to excuse ourselves, that the person in question has such a nature that he is not worth it, is not interested in cooperation… Is the command of love a superhuman demand? Yes, it is unfulfillable by our weak human powers, but it is possible by God’s power, which is always close to us. Jesus helps us not to compare ourselves with our neighbors but with God and to follow God in love. He loves all people and embraces the saint and the sinner.

Let’s add to the principle from the introduction: From God’s perspective, many things will appear to us in a new light, and we will recognize that our neighbor was not such an enemy as we imagined him to b