With the American Civil War spawning many bitter feelings Abraham Lincoln saw fit to speak a kind word about the South A shocked bystander asked how he could do so He replied ldquo Madam do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends rdquo Reflecting on those words a century later Martin Luther King Jr commented ldquo This is the power of redemptive love rdquo In calling disciples of Christ to love their enemies King looked to the teachings of Jesus He noted that although believers might struggle to love those who persecute them this love grows [... more]