NOT JUST WHAT=BUT HOW

NOT JUST WHAT-BUT HOW

I think our God

Our Lord

Is the God of Surprises

Have you ever seen

A mother nursing

Her child

What a GENTLE sight

It is an INTIMATE ACT

Of human love

And that reminds me

Of the religious art

Down through the ages

Of the infant Jesus

At the Virgin Mary's breast

What a precious picture

Jesus came to us

SWEET-innocent-and dependent

On his nurturing mother

“Rather-

We were GENTLE among you

As a nursing mother

Cares for his children” 1 Thessalonians 2:7

And NOT only

Was Jesus and his mother-GENTLE-

But so is OUR GOD

“The Lord said-

'Go out-and stand

On the mountain

In the presence of

The Lord

For the Lord

Is about to pass by

Then-a great and powerful wind

Tore the mountains apart

And shattered the rocks

Before the Lord

But the Lord

Was NOT in the wind

After the wind

There was an earthquake

But the Lord

Was not in the earthquake

After the earthquake

Came a fire

But the Lord

Was NOT in the fire

And after the fire

Came a GENTLE WHISPER” 1 Kings 19:11-12

Of all the places

God could meet Elijah

It was in

THE GENTLE WHISPER

Which is a REMINDER TO ME

IF our Lord

Can be gentle with others

If our Jesus

Can be gentle with others

And they are

To be our ROLE MODELS

The least that we can be

To others-IS GENTLE

WHEN we bring

THE WORD OF God
To them

It's not only what we say

It is HOW we say it

And we should

Pass on God's WORD-God's MESSAGE

In GENTLE LOVE

Paul tells the missionaries

That this is how

The Word of God

Should be brought

WITH GENTLE-TENDER LOVE

Towards others

Speak to others

With gentle words

It is just not

What we bring

To the table

But HOW we bring it

“A gentle answer

Turns away wrath

But a harsh word-

Stirs up anger” Proverbs 15:1

“WHAT do you prefer?

Shall I come to you

With a rod of discipline?

Or shall I come in LOVE

With a GENTLE spirit?” 1 Corinthians 4:21

I know what I prefer

How about you?

Dear Lord-I pray-WE PRAY

That you place your words

On our tongue-and that we always

BE GENTILE AND LOVING

In bringing your word

To others

Robert P. Wallman

8-24-15

Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Jennifer Christ

1-30-31-2021