Difference between revisions of "'A means of grace"
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Even the faults and the infirmities of those with whom we come in contact, may become to us a means of grace . | Even the faults and the infirmities of those with whom we come in contact, may become to us a means of grace . | ||
| − | + | It is harder to live with disagreeable people, than with those who are congenial — but the very hardness may become discipline to us and help to develop in us the grace of patience. | |
Association with quarrelsome, quick-tempered people may train us to self-control in speech, teaching us either to be silent under provocation or to give only the soft answer which turns away wrath. | Association with quarrelsome, quick-tempered people may train us to self-control in speech, teaching us either to be silent under provocation or to give only the soft answer which turns away wrath. | ||
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A means of grace
Even the faults and the infirmities of those with whom we come in contact, may become to us a means of grace .
It is harder to live with disagreeable people, than with those who are congenial — but the very hardness may become discipline to us and help to develop in us the grace of patience.
Association with quarrelsome, quick-tempered people may train us to self-control in speech, teaching us either to be silent under provocation or to give only the soft answer which turns away wrath.