为敌人祈祷:祝福他们、宽恕他们并获得保护

  • 东正教的大夜课以一段祷告结束,开头是“主啊,仁爱者,请宽恕那些恨我们和伤害我们的人”,引自哈普古德(Hapgood)1906年的译本。
  • 1928年版《公祷书》的连祷文祈求上帝“宽恕我们的敌人、迫害者和诽谤者,并回转他们的心”。
  • 耶稣命令道:“爱你们的仇敌,为那咒诅你们的祝福”(马太福音 5:44),并为他的行刑者祈祷:“父啊,赦免他们!因为他们所做的,他们不晓得”(路加福音 23:34)。
  • 简短的祷告涵盖了祝福敌人、重温伤害、愤怒、怨恨、复仇愿望、保护、智慧、平安、家庭争吵、你自己的错误、医治和勇气。
  • 诗篇祈求上帝保护免受敌人伤害;新约排除了咒诅和复仇,正如大卫在饶恕扫罗时所做的那样(撒母耳记上 24:12)。
  • 宽恕并不要求你置身于危险之中;任何受到威胁的人都应联系警方。

Jesus told his followers to “pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). The prayer can be this short: “Lord, you know what [name] did to me. I give it to you. Bless [name], turn [his or her] heart, and keep mine free of hatred. Amen.” If the person you are praying about is threatening or hurting you, forgiving them does not mean staying in danger. Call the police (911 in the US, 999 in the…

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