We need to be both gentle and strong so we can be kind.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
He will gather the lambs in his arm,
and carry them in his bosom.
He will gently lead those who have their young.
-Isaiah 40, WEBBE
May I Be Gentle
May I be gentle as I speak
May I be meek
Let my words not break
A soul so frail.
May I be gentle as I hear
May I be tender
Let me not condemn
A heart already burdened.
May I be gentle as I move
May I be careful
Let me not hurt
A weakened man.
May I be like You, O, Jesus
May I be gentle
Like a mother so sweet
And so tender with her child.
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"Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief", "Mend My Broken Heart", "Questions to God", "To Love an Invisible God", "Defending My Catholic Faith", and more - click here.
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