Being and Doing – 13 May – Manners
GOOD manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse.
GOOD manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse.
All people, even those we do not agree with, are beloved by God and so we would should not hesitate when asked to go and bring people from the highways and byways to share God’s feast with us.
THE more worthy any soul is, the larger is its compassion.
She thought that there was much needed doing in the world, and criticism of our neighbours, and of the natural order might wait, at all events, till the critic’s own character and conduct were free from blame
By loving whatever is loveable in those around us, love will flow back from them to us
To be a part of the flock of God is not always about staying at home ‘safe’ in the sheepfold. We are only ever safe when we listen to the call of The Good Shepherd who leads us out of the comfort of the sheepfold into the green pastures of God’s provision and care.
NO human being can come into this world without increasing or diminishing the sum total of human happiness
A man may pass good muster as a philanthropist who makes but a poor master to his servants, or father to his children.
when Jesus says to the women at the empty tomb, ‘Do not be afraid; go and tell’ He speaks to us as well. We are the ones who must learn to conquer our fears, in whatever form they come to us, and ‘go and tell’ our brothers and sisters and others about the Good News of God’s love for them.
THE doors of your soul are open on others, and theirs on you…