"Our way of being in the world is the way of tenderness."
Brennan Manning, "Reflections for Ragamuffins"
This is so rich and wonderful today, Friends. We tend to be so hard on others as well as ourselves. Why do we expect others to be perfect and sinless? Why do we expect that we, ourselves, are without blame? There is enough finger-pointing to go around the world a dozen times, but the real need is for compassion and tenderness. What if we respond to everything in our day with compassion and tenderness? Would the world be a better place? Today, let's make every effort to meet the circumstances and events of our day with tenderness. Let's swallow that lump of whatever-makes-us-angry and react with kindness. Each person is made in the image and likeness of God--including us! Let us treat each other, and ourselves, as such. Love, heidi
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