As I began my power walk, I soon started replaying a text I received from a friend in response to a group message. My friend’s reply had come across to me as a bit snide and laced with derision and judgment. Because both of us are Christ followers, and we strive to represent Him in the best light, I felt she would appreciate a private message pointing out the tone of her text. As I contemplated how to broach the topic with kindness, a tiny pebble worked its way into my shoe—digging into my heel for the remainder of my 30-minute walk. This served as a tangible reminder of the Biblical parable found in Matthew 7:3: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” Not only did it bring to mind my own “log,” but also that a wise (wo)man keeps her mouth shut.
When have you held your tongue lately?
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Sep 01, 2020 @ 23:56:02
Recent moving around stopped for me as I had taken up residence at a care center in Eden Prairie. It’s a place where tempers flare and people let their comments fly quite often. I had to bite my tongue during a recent round of people at the dinner table speaking their dislikes about certain staff members. I tend to quietly put up with everyone’s quirks. It’s far more diplomatic.
Sep 02, 2020 @ 21:25:53
Well I can tell you, Jimmy, if there’s one thing I’ve learned in the past eight months, it’s that I have a lot more to learn.