Today's readings are here: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/030312.cfm
I think Jesus gives us a good litmus test in today's Gospel to see if we are really sons and daughters of God, that is, if we are in a loving union with him through Christ.
You know, it really does not take much to love our family and friends (although, maybe it is a challenge sometimes to love members of our family). It is good that we love them, but even those who are furthest from God can do that in their own human strength.
What takes supernatural strength, which can only come from God working in a human heart, is to love those who have wronged us in some way. God is good to all: the righteous (those who love him) and the unrighteous (those who do not love him); so if we are his children and share his DNA, so to speak, then we should resemble him in the way we treat all people, but especially those who are cruel to us.
All of us, at some point, were enemies of God; but even when we were, God showed his love for us by sending his Son to die for us. Through pondering this truth, may God grant us encouragement to love our enemies.
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