Be Gentle ....

Be gentle with one another....
The cry comes out of the

Hurting heart of humanity,
It comes from the lives of those battered
With thoughtless words and brutal deeds;
It comes from the lips of

those who speak them,
Be gentle with one another....

Who of us can look inside
Another and know what is there,
Of hope and hurt, or promise and pain?
Who can know from what

Far places each has come,
Or to what far places each may hope to go?

Our lives are like fragile eggs....
They are brittle....
They crack and the substance escapes....
Handle with care!

Handle with exceeding, tender care for
There are human beings there,within

Human beings vulnerable as we are vulnerable;
Who feel as we feel,
Who hurt as we hurt.

Life is to transient to be cruel with one another,
It is too short for thoughtlessness,
Too brief for hurting.
Life is long enough for caring,
It is lasting enough for sharing,
Precious enough for love.
Be gentle with one another.