Jesus famously said, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44 KJV). He meant it, since He prayed on the Cross, while watching the soldiers gamble for His clothes. “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). Jesus did not just talk the talk, but He walked the walk.
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, said at her husband’s funeral, “My husband Charlie, he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life… On the cross, our Savior said, ‘Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.’ That man — that young man — I forgive him. I forgive him because it’s what Christ did, And it’s what Charlie would do.”
At Charlie Kirk’s funeral, President Donald Trump said:
“In that private moment, on his dying day, we find everything we need to know about who Charlie Kirk truly was. He was a missionary with a noble spirit and a great, great purpose. He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry. I am sorry, Erika. But now Erika can talk to me and the whole group and maybe they can convince me that that’s not right. But I can’t stand my opponent. Charlie’s angry. Look at that. He’s angry at me that he wasn’t interested in demonizing anyone. He was interested in persuading everyone to the ideas and principles he believed were good, right and true. Before each appearance, he prayed these words. God, use me for your will always said the same thing. Use me for your will. And that is exactly what God did when you think that’s exactly what he did. The more success Charlie had and he was getting more and more successful, the more dangerous his mission became on campuses all over the country, his quest for open dialog was met with menacing hate.”
Let us remember Christ’s words and Erika Kirk’s example. May our President be open to the words of Erika Kirk and the leading of the Spirit of Jesus.
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” (1Timothy 2:1-2).
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