Prayer

God of unconditional Love,

It is much easier to love the people who love us back or those who value what we value.

It is much harder to love those who hate us or those who hate what we believe to be truth, love, and goodness.

In Jesus, You showed us what human love can look like.

Help us to love our enemies, to do good to those who hate us, to bless those who curse us, and to pray for those who mistreat us. (Pause to bring those people to mind.)

Give us the courage to resist the hurts and harms that go against Your dreams for Your people and Your creation.

Give us the grace - because we can’t do it on our own - to love like You.

Amen.