“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:43–48 (ESV)
“Me, You and God” here is “Me, my enemy, and God”. God sends unconditional love to my enemy as well as to me; His rain and sunshine comes on both of us. He wants me to participate in the Father’s perfect unconditional love. That is, to give to my enemy the same kind of love that the Father gives me. It is easy to do for our friendly neighbor but not for a hostile enemy. It is easy to love when we are getting love back; it is difficult to love when love is not returned. But “Me, my enemy, and God” means it must happen.
