I'm trying to be a better Christian and have been thinking a lot about Jesus' exhorting "praying for your enemies."
Now normally thats tough enough and ive been doing it, but our enemies now are quite literally satanists and possibly demon-possessed. I come away feeling dumb praying for Fauci and the like who would just as soon kill my sons and I as look at us, provided the former option increases their ROI or their prestige. Likewise Gates, Schwab, the whole litany of evil people playing God right now with no repercussions.
Any advice? Like i said its hard and im doing it but some backup or hearing from others might help.
Imho it means enemies with whom you share a group/tribe. If they are true external enemies you dont waste prayers on them - you pray for the ones that you love but have a quarrel with. But that was written at a time when emenies were for the most part people from your own town who shared genetic ancestry with you - so best to pray for them and reach a resolution instead of letting a brawl which could take out two or more adult male members of the tribe. When it comes to enemies abroad this doesnt apply. For example, thou shalt not kill = thou shalt not kill (members of your own tribe who are not presenting an immediate threat to your life). At least thats my take on it. Look at it through group/church dynamics and you will see