He was standing by the fence of the petrol station in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, withdrawn, and looking insane, when I beckoned, not sure of what to expect. Moments later, he startled me in clear English: ?I was standing on my own when you called me, though you did not know me before now?? He went on to say a prayer I will never forget.

?For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?? ? Mathew 5: 46 (KJV)

Even your enemy needs love.
Let the Son shine in your heart daily.

By, Nosa Owens-Ibie,
Wednesday, January 12, 2005.

Emailed November 18, 2005.