September 15, 2005

[Rev. Doc]

The Darkness Of Hate

"Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred."
Proverbs 15:17

It is amazing to us that people can allow the darkness of hate to enter into their hearts.

Perhaps one of the worst cases of hatred is found in a will written in 1935 by a Mr. Donohoe. It says, "Unto my two daughters, Frances Marie and Denise Victoria, by reason of their undutiful attitude toward a doting father, . . . I leave the sum of $1.00 to each and a father's curse. May their lives be fraught with misery, unhappiness, and poignant sorrow. May their deaths be soon and of a lingering malignant and torturous nature." The last line of the will is so vicious I shudder to quote it. It reads, "May their souls rest in hell and suffer the torments of the condemned for eternity."

Any one of us is but a step from allowing our hearts to be overtaken. While it is part of the Spiritual struggle we go through we must let love saturate our lives and relationships.

Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you not to be deceived by Satan's dark lies and allow hatred to enter into your heart.

"Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured."
~Ann Landers