Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Reflection - Number Our Days - Habitual Tenderness

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 24, "Habitual Tenderness", Page 136.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


Gentleness may well be called the Christian spirit.
PHOTO: Gentleness may well be called the Christian spirit.
It is the distinguishing disposition in the hearts
of Christians to be identified as Christians. All
who are truly godly have a gentle spirit in them.
- Jonathan Edwards

One of the byproducts of aging can be an intolerance of others and an irritable, impatient spirit. We may become angry, bitter curmudgeons (bad-tempered person) if we're not watchful. And when that happens . . .

All usefulness and all comfort may be prevented by an unkind, a sour, crabbed (bad-tempered) temper of mind - a mind that can bear with no difference of opinion or temperament. A spirit of fault-finding; an unsatisfied temper; a constant irritability; little inequalities in the look, the temper, or the manner; a brow cloudy and dissatisfied - your husband or your wife cannot tell why - will more than neutralize all the good you can do, and render life anything but a blessing.

We must never excuse our bouts of bad temper, for intolerance spreads misery all around us and withers the souls of those we love. We have not fulfilled our duty toward others until we have learned to be pleasant.

Poet Hannah More Portrays it this way:

Since trifles make the sum of human things,
And half our misery from our foibles (weak spot) springs;
Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease,
And though but few can serve, yet all can please;
Oh, let the ungentle spirit learn from hence,
A small unkindness is a great offence.

Ancient Greek philosophers had a word for the virtue that corrects our irritation - praus, a term that means gentleness and suggests a tender, kind spirit. It was considered the "queen of the virtues," for it governs and blesses all the others. It softens the sterner virtues and makes them more tender and gentle. Like sugar dropped into a cup of tea, it permeates (spread throughout) our actions and sweetens all that we do. The author of the book of James, who understood the classical use of the word, describes the consummate (perfect) good life as deeds done "in the meekness [gentleness, prautes] of wisdom." (James 3:13 NKJV)

Gentleness is not weakness or mildness. Jesus was meek but not mild, despite Wesley's Christmas carol. Gentleness is strength under control. It is the power to be kind and considerate in the face of pain or disruption. It is a willingness to accept our limitations and ailments without taking out our frustrations on others. It is showing gratitude for the smallest service rendered to us and extending patience to those that do not serve us well. It is bearing with bothersome people (even noisy, boisterous (lively) little children, for kindness to little people is a crowning mark of a good and gentle soul). It is speaking softly in the face of provocation. (Isaiah 40:28-31) It is even being silent, for calm, unruffled silence is often the most eloquent response to another's unkind words.

The root of a gentle spirit is humility. We must focus on our own weaknesses rather than the weakness and failures of others and their frustrating inability to wholly meet our needs. It is said that Israel's high priests were "able to deal gently with those who [were] ignorant and [were] going astray" because they themselves were "subject to weakness." (Hebrews 5:1-2) If I would be gentle and meek with those who disappoint me, I must know that I am as flawed and weak as they.

Since Jesus comes to me "gentle and riding on a donkey," (Zechariah 9:9) I must get off my high horse and learn from Him, for He is "gentle [praus] and humble in heart," (Matthew 11:29) and He must create His likeness in me. Then who knows what will happen? Perhaps nothing will change but my own heart, and I will become a more gracious, gentle man. Or it may be that my gentle manner will open the eyes of someone else's heart, someone who has no gentle Jesus to see.

"Tones that jar the heart of another, words that make it ache . . . from such, as from all other sins, Jesus was born to deliver us," George MacDonald prayed. May we put ourselves into His hands for His healing.
Picture posted by R_K_Z_B_A_12 R_____Z♥️@R_K_Z_B_A_12
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tmJaF0UwS_4H3oAWs1cOOQDpVzWqL45ABfYxY5UIRlRnPpM8PNgskep5Y7J4a-x8HLgULy0qT3jSk3uHvl5Ht1YtMRo0MvlIN2MdTXl9ze5FS1zy_WSTiIjRifGxM8FnWGtAEo8qm5c/s1639/e6a7067_1.jpg
https://img.wattpad.com/ecb38660709a0fb927fc5cee1c104db15d201a83/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f43365f506a6c525261754e3734513d3d2d33342e313630656439373364646132373936383739313034393232373139382e6a7067
https://www.wattpad.com/885066328-منوعات-ريان-🥰


Gentleness may well be called the Christian spirit.
It is the distinguishing disposition in the hearts
of Christians to be identified as Christians. All
who are truly godly have a gentle spirit in them.
- Jonathan Edwards


Gentleness may well be called the Christian spirit.
PHOTO: Gentleness may well be called the Christian spirit. It is the distinguishing disposition in the hearts
of Christians to be identified as Christians. All who are truly godly have a gentle spirit in them. - Jonathan Edwards
Picture posted by 699pic.com
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKnA2ysXh8_fCnbtYu-6jLUvU7jSiG6oXSOiDhd6ryD5ve9RI0dGcHlneg3QdMNGCzcYpHxCFY4iSs22SIoqh96jxNF2fiJq1Tt6QzV-IpC5PZ9etUECIWAsG7UBx7gXbnqzlqWnfHY8/s1023/southeast.jpg
https://img95.699pic.com/xsj/0o/ar/7p.jpg!/fw/700/watermark/url/L3hzai93YXRlcl9kZXRhaWwyLnBuZw/align/southeast
https://xsj.699pic.com/tupian/0oar7p.html


One of the byproducts of aging can be an intolerance of others and an irritable, impatient spirit. We may become angry, bitter curmudgeons (bad-tempered person) if we're not watchful. And when that happens . . .

All usefulness and all comfort may be prevented by an unkind, a sour, crabbed (bad-tempered) temper of mind - a mind that can bear with no difference of opinion or temperament. A spirit of fault-finding; an unsatisfied temper; a constant irritability; little inequalities in the look, the temper, or the manner; a brow cloudy and dissatisfied - your husband or your wife cannot tell why - will more than neutralize all the good you can do, and render life anything but a blessing. [116]


One of the byproducts of aging can be an intolerance of others and an irritable, impatient spirit.
PHOTO: One of the byproducts of aging can be an intolerance of others and an irritable, impatient spirit. We may become angry, bitter curmudgeons (bad-tempered person) if we're not watchful.
Picture posted by Photolibrary
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIdVasUagB1xE-XqOumpMM1Qu02Mi_CDmHJfyHir7e3Ok4HsxbJcrQUPWdpcuehOz3iLUrdXoQDEgvnPqM9_94WQuiRMZV0NUEa5cmhWhNmNE8oueJMpJsHtiaSUV6XseCNSpUC0Lsw8/s1200/450-2017062209260555036_1.png
https://www.photolibrary.jp/mhd2/img530/450-2017062209260555036.jpg
https://www.photolibrary.jp/img530/55036_5112505.html


We must never excuse our bouts of bad temper, for intolerance spreads misery all around us and withers the souls of those we love. We have not fulfilled our duty toward others until we have learned to be pleasant.


We must never excuse our bouts of bad temper, for intolerance spreads misery all around us and withers the souls of those we love.
PHOTO: We must never excuse our bouts of bad temper, for intolerance spreads misery all around us and withers the souls of those we love. We have not fulfilled our duty toward others until we have learned to be pleasant.
Picture posted by Artstation
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgum3I3OQ5PSFxWKE6AXPOSZUDjPq8bZRlX5_l2s7ifB-Q-5iq5EKy0WeVVnT2ppPE-6mEj3kcy1KOySwwSa8zChXdsWasYz-GAqw89oRHV8bBA2loOS60sg58ow2d6zArNqNRHR3NsQmA/s1740/elena-roslyakova-.jpg
https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/012/080/043/large/elena-roslyakova-.jpg?1532948087
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YAldq


Poet Hannah More Portrays it this way:

Since trifles make the sum of human things,
And half our misery from our foibles (weak spot) springs;
Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease,
And though but few can serve, yet all can please;
Oh, let the ungentle spirit learn from hence,
A small unkindness is a great offence.


Since trifles make the sum of human things,
PHOTO: Since trifles make the sum of human things,
And half our misery from our foibles (weak spot) springs;
Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease,
And though but few can serve, yet all can please;
Oh, let the ungentle spirit learn from hence,
A small unkindness is a great offence.
Picture posted by JustMove Asia - Photoshop version
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebqzpy1M-_UW9ouzREdqvRABHukCDKltx_yly7wd9Rk3tEzKvszPyqeXZUwwsCj8akUqzGUUIO0GJSPoiGcGCxEvYXurl4fRecAWkzM8RUVTADU1UVFqrm3IHW10UR0aQFCfEe1W5deM/s1024/cv-fort-canning-1024x768_11.png
https://www.justmove.asia/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cv-fort-canning-1024x768.jpg
https://www.justmove.asia/virtual-challenge/singapore/fort-canning/


Ancient Greek philosophers had a word for the virtue that corrects our irritation - praus, a term that means gentleness and suggests a tender, kind spirit. It was considered the "queen of the virtues," for it governs and blesses all the others. It softens the sterner virtues and makes them more tender and gentle. Like sugar dropped into a cup of tea, it permeates (spread throughout) our actions and sweetens all that we do. The author of the book of James, who understood the classical use of the word, describes the consummate (perfect) good life as deeds done "in the meekness [gentleness, prautes] of wisdom." (James 3:13 NKJV) [117]


Ancient Greek philosophers had a word for the virtue that corrects our irritation - praus, a term that means gentleness and suggests a tender, kind spirit.
PHOTO: Ancient Greek philosophers had a word for the virtue that corrects our irritation - praus, a term that means gentleness and suggests a tender, kind spirit. It was considered the "queen of the virtues," for it governs and blesses all the others. It softens the sterner virtues and makes them more tender and gentle. Like sugar dropped into a cup of tea, it permeates (spread throughout) our actions and sweetens all that we do.
Picture posted by Shutterstock
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DFn8AIk8Y4Zl1ox6gMtvjZK5HoYaRayz3DVBiv2HE9KJCHYpCCljM4TAfRxSztzbsxmrjLG14enyfXgKjzR_cSHCa-ksvkFdomIyxlo05HMOvfV5AG_EZPAeiHlDm81FF6_O1xn-35w/s1500/stock-photo-1638315568_1.png
https://image.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/1638315568/display_1500/stock-photo-woman-putting-brown-sugar-into-tea-cup-at-table-closeup-1638315568.jpg
https://www.shutterstock.com/zh/image-photo/woman-putting-brown-sugar-into-tea-1638315568


Gentleness is not weakness or mildness. Jesus was meek but not mild, despite Wesley's Christmas carol. Gentleness is strength under control. It is the power to be kind and considerate in the face of pain or disruption. It is a willingness to accept our limitations and ailments without taking out our frustrations on others. It is showing gratitude for the smallest service rendered to us and extending patience to those that do not serve us well. It is bearing with bothersome people (even noisy, boisterous (lively) little children, for kindness to little people is a crowning mark of a good and gentle soul). [118] It is speaking softly in the face of provocation. (Isaiah 40:28-31) [119] It is even being silent, for calm, unruffled silence is often the most eloquent response to another's unkind words.


Gentleness is strength under control.
PHOTO: Gentleness is strength under control. It is the power to be kind and considerate in the face of pain or disruption. It is a willingness to accept our limitations and ailments without taking out our frustrations on others. It is showing gratitude for the smallest service rendered to us and extending patience to those that do not serve us well. It is bearing with bothersome people. It is speaking softly in the face of provocation. (Isaiah 40:28-31) It is even being silent, for calm, unruffled silence is often the most eloquent response to another's unkind words.
Picture posted by Marg Mowczko on 08 October 2017
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUWIUENfdpTCg8bgjnXMP0s9fiXNHKzWHoaO52Ac0yTzBO-Ea5Youk1Z39yyVUM1TdyMsxfLZHxr059AqAPWeMLFibNtpCn3uqktqWKIKUrPxCfpSP14DQz2RWv5OWwJbhPp-13kTgsw/s1024/pexels-photo-157023.jpeg
https://i2.wp.com/margmowczko.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pexels-photo-157023.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1
https://margmowczko.com/gentle-quiet-spirit-1-peter-3/


The root of a gentle spirit is humility. We must focus on our own weaknesses rather than the weakness and failures of others and their frustrating inability to wholly meet our needs. It is said that Israel's high priests were "able to deal gently with those who [were] ignorant and [were] going astray" because they themselves were "subject to weakness." (Hebrews 5:1-2) [120] If I would be gentle and meek with those who disappoint me, I must know that I am as flawed and weak as they.


The root of a gentle spirit is humility.
PHOTO: The root of a gentle spirit is humility. We must focus on our own weaknesses rather than the weakness and failures of others and their frustrating inability to wholly meet our needs. It is said that Israel's high priests were "able to deal gently with those who [were] ignorant and [were] going astray" because they themselves were "subject to weakness." (Hebrews 5:1-2)
Picture saved by John Barwell to Ford Madox Brown (19th)
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ul1xdWlbhi5F04tancmJCRn5L1hIOtx74nWc-cgmRPyOWQqtKVeZQ2Nc3JH6LQnpfDXGorAazVQNx2qzVDgUOVOLWFq3gLIdLKV69YaLQ-gAiS6U1Kj2GesB_1UJHcch1v1gNiWUSAY/s960/jesus_washing_peter%2527s_feet.jpg
https://paintingandframe.com/uploadpic/ford_madox_brown/big/jesus_washing_peter's_feet.jpg
https://br.pinterest.com/pin/761038037001266872/


Since Jesus comes to me "gentle and riding on a donkey," (Zechariah 9:9) [121] I must get off my high horse and learn from Him, for He is "gentle [praus] and humble in heart," (Matthew 11:29) [122] and He must create His likeness in me. Then who knows what will happen? Perhaps nothing will change but my own heart, and I will become a more gracious, gentle man. Or it may be that my gentle manner will open the eyes of someone else's heart, someone who has no gentle Jesus to see.


Since Jesus comes to me 'gentle and riding on a donkey,' (Zechariah 9:9) I must get off my high horse and learn from Him, for He is 'gentle [praus] and humble in heart,' (Matthew 11:29) and He must create His likeness in me.
PHOTO: Since Jesus comes to me "gentle and riding on a donkey," (Zechariah 9:9) I must get off my high horse and learn from Him, for He is "gentle [praus] and humble in heart," (Matthew 11:29) and He must create His likeness in me.
Picture posted by doopedia.co.kr
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zrMOREUlCadkqF9VtbPqwOB5D-w7X7P70bPqeXsiRVe1x2ft63949KVa0LXNWbAGmtfx7UzCx9nHIAgPZ3ycTdlegvdMjUJKWjbyZ-on1U0wZhqzpiATOiw53bjOj4px6wZn4Tbl6Eo/s2048/160422020250337_3kcs4f7mAkK41zk00Qpc.jpg
https://storage.doopedia.co.kr/upload/_upload/image/1604/22/160422020250337/160422020250337_3kcs4f7mAkK41zk00Qpc.jpg
https://www.doopedia.co.kr/photobox/comm/community.do?_method=view&GAL_IDX=160422001008392#hedaer


"Tones that jar the heart of another, words that make it ache . . . from such, as from all other sins, Jesus was born to deliver us," George MacDonald prayed. May we put ourselves into His hands for His healing.


Tones that jar the heart of another, words that make it ache . . . from such, as from all other sins, Jesus was born to deliver us,
PHOTO: "Tones that jar the heart of another, words that make it ache . . . from such, as from all other sins, Jesus was born to deliver us," George MacDonald prayed. May we put ourselves into His hands for His healing.
Artwork by Anthony van Dyck - The Crucified Christ Adored by Saints Dominic and Catherine of Siena
Picture posted by Wikipedia
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELjuBVehyphenhyphenasw0EwjDl1XiA5bTm05GQzh5PLceSmI1cm2eKoVaqcBdhzJVqeMIQfETjH-PPP2z314N6w10DRSuiuLedS2Rd96lRKTdM5RiJltOhSTNXmMA_uuEOG3UoF8wZGH9vTJYYKI/s2000/L07033-6-lr-1.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Anthony_van_Dyck_-_The_Crucified_Christ_Adored_by_Saints_Dominic_and_Catherine_of_Siena_L07033-6-lr-1.jpg
https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Anthony_van_Dyck_-_The_Crucified_Christ_Adored_by_Saints_Dominic_and_Catherine_of_Siena_L07033-6-lr-1.jpg


Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray for Your help in preventing on of our byproducts of aging causing us to be an intolerance of others and an irritable, impatient spirit. We may become angry, bitter curmudgeons if we're not watchful.

Lord help us not to let that happen because then all usefulness and all comfort may be prevented by an unkind, a sour, crabbed temper of mind - a mind that can bear with no difference of opinion or temperament. A spirit of fault-finding; an unsatisfied temper; a constant irritability; little inequalities in the look, the temper, or the manner; a brow cloudy and dissatisfied, that others cannot tell why. These will more than neutralize all the good we can do, and render life anything but a blessing.

Help us never excuse our bouts of bad temper, for intolerance spreads misery all around us and withers the souls of those we love. We have not fulfilled our duty toward others until we have learned to be pleasant.

Grant us the virtue that corrects our irritation - gentleness and a tender, kind spirit. As these are considered the ‘queen of the virtues,’ for it governs and blesses all the others. It softens the sterner virtues and makes them tender and gentle. May these virtues permeate our actions and sweetens all that we do. May our actions be done ‘in the meekness of wisdom’, which is the consummate good life.

Lord, help us to be like Jesus who is gentle. We learn that gentleness is strength under control. It is the power to be kind and considerate in the face of pain or disruption. It is a willingness to accept our limitations and ailments without taking out our frustrations on others. It is showing gratitude for the smallest service rendered to us and extending patience to those that do not serve us well. It is bearing with bothersome people. It is speaking softly in the face of provocation. It is even being silent, for calm, unruffled silence is often the most eloquent response to another's unkind words.

May we have humility which is the root of a gentle spirit. May we focus on our own weaknesses rather than the weakness and failures of others and their frustrating inability to wholly meet our needs. It is said that Israel's high priests were ‘able to deal gently with those who were ignorant and were going astray’ because they themselves were ‘subject to weakness.’ This mean if we would be gentle and meek with those who disappoint us, we must know that we are as flawed and weak as they.

Jesus had come to us ‘gentle and riding on a donkey’. Help us to must get off our high horse and learn from Him, for He is ‘gentle and humble in heart’, and He must create His likeness in us.

May we become a more gracious, gentle person. May our gentle manner open the eyes of someone else's heart, someone who has no gentle Jesus to see.

We put ourselves into His hands for His healing.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"
Picture posted by Farothiel on 28 May 2011 - Arwens Coronation Gown
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgi12wojRdFhoOyGGMY3VEO5un1NilRFZktZ6ls7ZmUZ4YPFRsnn6n5VnzEs2I62ltJjYlrkV9CYCRbx-2NNUUEC_5Q-a0GiOdSZoQNAgquR-KDzPPEoJkyEg0PfWIeLgJKSNZhlEfQM/s1848/d3hd8h9-98d76d6c-3e54-4ef4-8201-6b9e1e594fe4.jpg
https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/e9a1fa3c-d506-4e03-b119-7f040b02afd3/d3hd8h9-98d76d6c-3e54-4ef4-8201-6b9e1e594fe4.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2U5YTFmYTNjLWQ1MDYtNGUwMy1iMTE5LTdmMDQwYjAyYWZkM1wvZDNoZDhoOS05OGQ3NmQ2Yy0zZTU0LTRlZjQtODIwMS02YjllMWU1OTRmZTQuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.SvD68WzGkApSXJJP4b9dy5y_CwM4d_11mSuXlQGQ2Kg
https://www.deviantart.com/farothiel/art/Arwens-Coronation-Gown-210569517

Reflection - Number Our Days - Habitual Tenderness
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 24, "Habitual Tenderness", Page 136.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


Other Books

"Faithful to the end", A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon

'Faithful to the end', A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon<br>
Reflection - Faithful to the end (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html


"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html 


"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
 

"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html
 

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html
 


Reference
[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 24, "Habitual Tenderness", Page 136-139.

[116] Albert Barnes, British politician

[117] James 3:13 NKJV

[118] George MacDonald, The Diary of an Old Soul, December 12.

[119] Isaiah 40:28-31

[120] Hebrews 5:1-2

[121] Zechariah 9:9. The Greek version of the Bible uses praus here.

[122] Matthew 11:29


Links


New International Version (NIV), Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
at