You have heard it declared: ‘”Love your neighbour .” and hate your enemy.’

But I say to you all  ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.’

So you will be the children of our Father in heaven,
because he causes his sun to  rise on the evil people
and the good people
and he sends rain upon the righteous
and the unrighteous.

For if you love those who love you,
what sort of  reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors do the same thing?

And if you only love your sisters and brothers, 
what more do you do?
Do not even the pagans do the same thing?

So you all be perfect as your Father who is  in heaven is perfect. 

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is discord, union;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy,
For your mercy and for your truth’s sake. Amen