Do Good To Those Hate You

A handicapped Spokane woman who was inside a church at a prayer meeting had her powered wheelchair stolen by someone with apparently no shame.

The woman, who suffers from MS and cerebral palsy, uses the chair for transportation around town. Because her church can’t accommodate the motored chair, she normally parked it outside the front entrance while other parishioners helped her into the church.

But last week, as she was being helped outside to her chair after services, her chair was gone.

Naturally, the community is in disbelief. But the woman’s reaction speaks volumes.

According to the news report, the first thing that came to her was to pray for the thief.

“I prayed that whoever sit in the chair they get a hunger for God, a real hunger for God because it has to be heart condition for someone to take someone’s chair, so their heart needs to be fixed,” she said.

Watch her loving response here.

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” Luke 6:27-28.

I am reminded by this story to pray and bless those who hate me, curse me, and abuse me.

How about you?

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