{"id":17422,"date":"2026-03-10T14:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-to-love-your-enemies\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:03:39","slug":"how-to-love-your-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/how-to-love-your-enemies\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Love Your Enemies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t know of any commandment from Jesus that\u2019s harder to follow than His command to love your enemies. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/bible-resources\/deepen-your-faith\/7-tips-for-lifes-greatest-challenge-love-your-enemies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How can I do that?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have heard that it was said, \u2018You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.\u2019 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven\u2026\u201d (Matthew 5:43).<\/p>\n<p>I was recently reading a new book by the columnist Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, with the title <em>Love Your Enemies.<\/em> It\u2019s not the sort of book I usually go for. I figured it\u2019d be drier than dust and as polemical as an op-ed.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Brooks offered a very helpful example of how to put Jesus\u2019 words into practice. He described getting an email from someone who read one of his books. \u201cDear Professor Brooks,\u201d it began, \u201cyou are a fraud.\u201d  And then went on for some 5000 words, \u201ccriticizing in vitriolic detail every chapter in the book and informing me of my numerous inadequacies as a researcher and person.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Brooks was flummoxed for a moment. How to respond? There seemed to be three possibilities: Ignore the guy. Insult him. Or destroy him by picking out his own errors and throwing them back at him.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks, to his credit, chose a fourth way, a way that impressed me. Of course he felt insulted and attacked. But somehow he also had to acknowledge that the man had actually read the whole book. And that made him grateful.<\/p>\n<p>So instead of answering screed for screed he replied\u2014in measured tone\u2014that though the man had hated his book, it took Brooks a lot of time and work to write it, and therefore he appreciated the time and attention the man had given to it. (Note to self: he didn\u2019t grovel or apologize.)<\/p>\n<p>What came back 15 minutes later was an email that totally surprised him. Something very friendly in tone, cordial, even the suggestion that they get together sometime and talk over dinner. From enemy to friend in a matter of minutes. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/inspirational-prayers\/5-ways-to-love-your-enemythrough-prayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to love your enemies?<\/a> Respond to them as real people. We can all disagree but we are indeed all God\u2019s children. 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