The path of Christ is to love all people—both those who love us and those who hate us. Be gentle, and if someone offends you, do not seek to take revenge, but forgive them and show them kindness. And with the love you show them, you will compel them to ask for your forgiveness—if, of course, they are a person with a conscience.
For, my children, from good comes good; from evil, kindness never comes. That is why you should not quarrel with someone who wrongs you, for this will only multiply the evil. Instead, show them kindness so that they may be calmed, and so that you may receive your reward from God. “Bear one another’s burdens,” Christ tells us.
Saint George Karslides
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