There are some broken and tense relationships in my life that I've been working hard to bring to reconciliation lately. And sadly, with little apparent success. As a result, I've been looking for encouragement and guidance, and while re-reading an article on forgiveness and
reconciliation in the life of the church, I came across this extraordinary
statement:
The reason there are so many exhortations in the New
Testament for Christians to love other Christians is because . . . the church
itself is not made up of natural “friends.” It is made up of natural enemies.