09-Jan-2026 | Week 2 - 2026
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Do Not Hate
You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore, you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
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“It is not enough for you to say, you do not hate your neighbour, you are to love him. When you see him in the street it is not sufficient that you keep out of his way, and do not knock him down. It is not sufficient that you do not pester him by night, nor disturb his quiet. It is not a negative, it is a positive command. It is not the not doing, it is the doing.”
~ Charles H Spurgeon
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Question 1
Is there anyone in my life that I am avoiding? If so, what are some ways I can harbour better feelings for them?