This morning we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. In our passage today, Jesus continues his “Sermon on the Plain”, a shortened version of his “Sermon on the Mount” (Mt. 5-7). Here he delivers his most difficult command: Love your enemies. Or, differently, the love of his people is to be extra-ordinary.