{"id":104,"date":"2011-02-12T08:25:05","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T08:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/2011\/02\/praying-for-our-enemies.html"},"modified":"2011-02-12T08:25:05","modified_gmt":"2011-02-12T08:25:05","slug":"praying-for-our-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2011\/02\/praying-for-our-enemies.html","title":{"rendered":"Praying for Our Enemies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a little weekend inspiration, I wanted to share a powerful story form a recent news headline. <\/p>\n<p><i>An American missionary whose wife was slain by suspected drug smugglers<br \/>\nsays he wants to continue her work in Mexico despite the dangers.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Davis told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he prays for the<br \/>\ngunmen who killed his wife two weeks ago. He doubts they&#8217;ll be brought<br \/>\nto justice.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read the full AP story <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5hMNtpCp6P50XkiMkgqYlGiJKjt9g?docId=ca5fcc1da9d541af8bd2d7c35d0a59bf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<font>I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,<\/font> <font>that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to<br \/>\nrise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the<br \/>\nunrighteous.&#8221; -Jesus in Matthew 5:44-45, NIV<\/p>\n<p><\/font><i>+++<br \/><\/i><br \/>\nDILLON<br \/>\nBURROUGHS is an author, activist, and co-founder of Activist Faith.<br \/>\nDillon served in Haiti following the epic 2010 earthquake and has<br \/>\ninvestigated modern slavery in the US and internationally. His books<br \/>\ninclude Undefending Christianity, Not in My Town (with Charles J.<br \/>\nPowell), and Thirst No More (October). 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