We are so much the children of God that by loving others we can make them good and lovable, in spite of themselves. We are obliged to become perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48). That means that we do not regard the evil in others, but give them something of our own good in order to bring out the good He has buried in them. A Christian does not restrain his desire for revenge merely in order that he himself may be good, but in order that his enemy may be made good also. Charity knows its own happiness, and seeks to see it shared by everyone.
