Lord Bless My Enemies

I found this writing years ago. It is part of a prayer written by Nikolai Velimirovich entitled Lord Bless My Enemies. This is the part of His writing that spoke to my heart…

–A slave curses enemies, for he does not understand. But a son blesses them, for he understands. For a son knows that his enemies cannot touch his life.
Therefore he freely steps among them and prays to God for them.
Enemies have driven me into God’s embrace more than friends have.
Friends have bound me to earth, enemies have loosed me from earth and have demolished all my aspirations in the world.
Just as a hunted animal finds safer shelter than an un-hunted animal does, so have I, persecuted by enemies, found the safest sanctuary, having ensconced myself beneath
God ’s tabernacle, where neither friends nor enemies can slay my soul. So that my fleeing to God may have no return (I am not going to ever leave God).
so that all hope in men may be scattered like cobwebs;
so that absolute serenity may begin to reign in my soul;
so that my heart may become the grave of my two evil twins, arrogance and anger;
so that I might collect all my treasure in heaven;
ah, so that I may for once be freed from self-deception, which has entangled me in the dreadful web of illusory life.
Enemies have taught me to know what hardly anyone knows, that a person has no enemies in the world except himself.
It is truly difficult for me to say who has done me more good and who has done me more evil in the world: friends or enemies.
Therefore bless, O Lord, both my friends and enemies.
A slave curses enemies, for he does not understand. But a son blesses them, for he understands. For a son knows that his enemies cannot touch his life.–

 

[SisterStacy]

Amen. God bless you.

 

[Clarabelle]

May the Lord hear your prayer. May Jesus save the souls of all our enemies real and unreal ones. Please God, save them all we pray. Amen

 

[Saraha]

Amen. Thank you for sharing. God bless

 

[Windwold]

Amen. God bless you

 

[Calvert]

Thank you Jesus for Your word today. We shall do what You told us to do. Amen

 

[debrann29]

I found this writing years ago. It is part of a prayer written by Nikolai Velimirovich entitled Lord Bless My Enemies. This is the part of His writing that spoke to my heart…

–A slave curses enemies, for he does not understand. But a son blesses them, for he understands. For a son knows that his enemies cannot touch his life.
Therefore he freely steps among them and prays to God for them.
Enemies have driven me into God’s embrace more than friends have.
Friends have bound me to earth, enemies have loosed me from earth and have demolished all my aspirations in the world.
Just as a hunted animal finds safer shelter than an un-hunted animal does, so have I, persecuted by enemies, found the safest sanctuary, having ensconced myself beneath
God ’s tabernacle, where neither friends nor enemies can slay my soul. So that my fleeing to God may have no return (I am not going to ever leave God).
so that all hope in men may be scattered like cobwebs;
so that absolute serenity may begin to reign in my soul;
so that my heart may become the grave of my two evil twins, arrogance and anger;
so that I might collect all my treasure in heaven;
ah, so that I may for once be freed from self-deception, which has entangled me in the dreadful web of illusory life.
Enemies have taught me to know what hardly anyone knows, that a person has no enemies in the world except himself.
It is truly difficult for me to say who has done me more good and who has done me more evil in the world: friends or enemies.
Therefore bless, O Lord, both my friends and enemies.
A slave curses enemies, for he does not understand. But a son blesses them, for he understands. For a son knows that his enemies cannot touch his life.–

Be kind to everyone and love everyone.Amen