"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"

                            -Matthew 5:44 

Loving your enemies is probably one of the hardest things Christ has asked told us to do, but at the same time I'm not sure there is any way to be a better witness for Christ than to "do good to them that hate us." When somebody does us wrong, oftentimes it is hard for us to keep from blowing up and doing something to "get them back", let alone trying to love them and do good to them. But, regardless of how hard it may be, it is a must if we are going to call ourselves followers of Christ.

Something we should keep in mind is that Christ rarely calls us to do something that He has not already done Himself. Jesus showed us the ultimate example of loving our enemies when He prayed for those that Had just crucified Him (Luke 23:34), and when He washed the feet of Judas Iscariot, even though He knew this was the same man that would soon betray Him (see John 13:2-5). Though He had the ability, and the right, to send those people to hell right then and there, He loved them too much to do so. He gave them opportunity to repent of their evil deeds, and apparently it paid off because the Bible says that one of the centurions who took part in the crucifixion finally came to the knowledge that Jesus was the Son of God (Matthew 27:54).

Let us learn to love our friends, as well as our enemies,  "for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour." (I Timothy 2:3) God be with you as you endeavor to do so.