I DON'T LIKE HIM
Here is the final portion of a short quote from the most illustrious and holy father Isaac of Nisibis (306 A.D.)
‘…..Christ, who had no dislike for sinners, but prayed for them.’ St Isaac
St Isaac reminds me of a time when I heard a young and pious girl say:‘We are supposed to love everyone but we don’t have to like them.’
When I heard it come out of this young innocent mouth, the ears of my heart ached because it was said in Christ’s presence - our Christ Who directly commands us to LOVE our neighbor.
Our Savior Christ said nothing about which neighbors should be loved or which neighbors should be liked or disliked. He said ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself’ How much? As thyself!
When someone, anyone, offends you in anyway, what should you do? Have you not easily turned toward a friend and said you don’t like that person? But would you say it infront of a friend of the person who offends you?
Christ is the friend of man as in - all men. Are we not one in Christ? Did He not make man and woman from man? Only sin separates us. Our Savior said He is with us always, so when we sin do we not go away from Him and thereby cause Him to follow us when we should always remain by His side?
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