The Importance of Love

We can never tell in advance who is our neighbor. The neighbor can be a friend, just as our blessed Lord was a friend of Lazarus and the neighbor could be an enemy. Love of enemies is actually the touchstone to prove whether or not our love is truly divine. Do good to those who hate you. Pray for those who persecute at themselves. If there are two who are in misery and both are equally needy then we can give to the one who is closest by blood or by friendship.