I've been really challenged these past few days as I have meditated on gentleness. I've always associated gentleness just with the way you touch people and animals, but I must admit this viewpoint is wrong.
Gentleness should go down to the core of who we are and eminate in us through everything we do. For me the toughest place to show this is in the workplace. The pace of city and corporate life makes it hard to stop and think before we speak. There is usually an urgency in getting work done which often leads us to be abrupt when we shouldn't be.
An important part of fruit development is pollination, best done by birds and bees. Maybe we have to look outside ourselves at the example of others who have gentler ways to learn the skills requird to be able to show gentleness.
If we open our hearts to the Holy Spirit and surround ourselves with people that can positively impact our lives we will soon learn how to adjust our behaviour to display the remarkable fruit of gentleness.
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