Yet he did just that in this unscripted moment. Bannon made no reference to Jesus or the Gospels, but the phrase “pray for our enemies” combines the two halves of Matthew 5:44: “Love your enemies and ...

Someone who makes your life miserable ... Jesus tells his followers to pray for their enemies. To bless those who persecute them. To love their enemies. I believe she probably did pray regularly ...

Pray for your enemies, for those who have done you harm. This shocks the reader because usually a sin needs to have been committed before a person can ask for forgiveness. Here, Francis is praying ...