Loving Our Detractors
When we are the occasion for another person's disdain
Because we are all brothers and sisters, we are
responsible for the way we impact others. Often we are entirely innocent, yet
by our very existence we become a source of great irritation and anxiety for
other people. The only way we can change that is by loving them, and praying
for them.
We don't offer our prayers that they see their errors
in not appreciating us, and loving us, but that they may see that their hatred
for us is bad for their soul. We pray that they be relieved of the burden of
resenting us, or anyone.
If someone is awkward and socially blocked, their pain
can be great, so we pray that they be relieved of their pain, not that they
change their minds about us, or love and accept us, but that they find the
inner peace that dispels their resentment for anyone.
Avoiding people who dislike us does not prosper our
soul, for in avoiding people, or ignoring them because they dislike us, is not
the way Christ would have us act. We love these people, and we pray for them,
not to change their attitude about us, but that they find peace by seeing that
their resentment is destroying their soul.
Love
in Christ,
Abbot
Tryphon
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