Gentleness values the softly spoken word, the tender touch, the warm embrace, and the kind, approving gesture. When we are in the presence of holy people, it is the power of their gentleness that moves us the most.... It is their consideration of others that brings forth their fullest presence.

Bradford Keeney in Everyday Soul: Awakening the Spirit in Daily Life by Bradford Keeney

 

To Practice This Thought:
Show gentleness in the way you treat an animal today.

 

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