Hello friends! I’m in Idaho this weekend sharing about The Second Mile with awesome ladies from Eagle Christian Church, and a number of you were wanting this quote, in its entirety, so I figured this was the easiest way to get it to you. Speaking of, if your church is looking to do a retreat in 2024, I’d love to pray about joining you! You can go to the Speaking Page to see topic options. Thanks! Here’s the quote:
Jesus evidently is speaking here especially of some person who dislikes us, criticizes us, maliciously plans against us and seeks our hurt. What he says is that our love for that person should be so great that we are more willing to serve him than he is to make us — yes, twice as willing. That no malice of his should ever reduce our souls to the level of hatred, or spoil our invincible love that pushes through all wrongs, still willing to serve him more and win him if he can … whatever comes, his hate will never ruin my goodwill. I will take his unfriendliness as my opportunity for unrequited service, and when the first ill of his unkindness has been traveled I will say, “Man, my master is Christ and Christ never let any man’s unkindness spoil his love. I am trying to follow Him and I am not going to let your unkindness spoil my love. You may not be my friend, but I am yours, and nothing you can ever do will stop it.”
Harry Fosdick, The Second Mile. 1908