love your enemies

You are aware that extremists and countries at war make an effort to dehumanize their enemies to make them easier to oppose and fight. It is easier to hate if you can see no common connection between you. Yet my commandment to you is to love your enemies and do good to those who despitefully use you and persecute you. This is movement in the opposite direction. How can you make it easier to do this? You can look at your enemies not only as human as you are, but also made in my image. If you can see me in them it is easier to ask me to forgive them for they know not what they do.