Jesus said this about enemies: love your enemies; do good to those who hate you; bless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat you. Fr. Ron Rolheiser asks, “How do we really love and forgive as Jesus did? How did he retain peace of mind, warmth in his heart, graciousness in his speech, joy in his life, resiliency in his efforts, the capacity to be grateful, and a sense of humor in the face of misunderstanding, jealousy, hatred, and death threats?” Fr. Rolheiser writes that Jesus did it by recognizing that this was, singularly, the most crucial challenge of his life and mission and, under the weight of that imperative, by falling on his knees to ask for the help of the One who can do in us what we can’t do for ourselves. Dorothy Day writes that when you love people, you see all the good in them, all the Christ in them. God sees Christ, His Son, in us. And so, we should see Christ in others and nothing else and love them. There can never be enough of it. And this is not easy. Everyone will try and kill that love in you, even the nearest and dearest of your friends. But the only Christian answer is to see Christ in others, even to the very end, to the laying down of your life. If there is an “acid test” in life for determining who is or isn’t living as a Christian, loving one’s enemy is that test.