"Love Your Enemies"

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. 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 5:43-44

Toshio Machida, a former prison guard, now accused as a war criminal, wrote to one of his former prisoners, ex-Sergeant George J. Peil of New Orleans, asking for intercession to save his life. Replied ex-Prisoner Peil last week:

"You and I quite understand each other. I wish to thank you mainly for the night you had me stand from dusk to dawn at attention, trying to make me squeal on my fellow comrades. That is the main reason I hate you. . . .

"You wrote me, Mr. Machida, that it would take aid from heaven to save you now. You are correct, for you will certainly get no aid from me."

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