Some Of Us Are Inclined To Look

Perhaps The Greatest Charity Comes When We Are Kind To Each Other, When We Don’t Judge Or Categorize Someone Else, When We Simply Give Each Other The Benefit Of The Doubt Or Remain Quiet. Charity Is Accepting Someone’s Differences, Weaknesses, And Shortcomings; Having Patience With Someone Who Has Let Us Down; Or Resisting The Impulse To Become Offended When Someone Doesn’t Handle Something The Way We Might Have Hoped. Charity Is Refusing To Take Advantage Of Another’s Weakness And Being Willing To Forgive Someone Who Has Hurt Us. Charity Is Expecting The Best Of Each Other

Day-to-day Acts Of Service, Whether For Good Or Evil, May Not Seem Important, But They Are Building Cords Of Love That Become So Strong They Can Seldom Be Broken. Ours Is To Place Our Areas Of Love In Proper Perspective. Meaningful Love Always Works For Our Eternal Progress And Not Against It.

I Am Acquainted With A Wife And Mother Who Is Chained Securely At The Present Time To A Life-style Of Murmuring And Criticism. She Is The First To Point Out Faults In Her Husband Or To Repeat Neighborhood Gossip. How Damaging Is A Habit That Permits Fault-finding, Character Assassination, And The Sharing Of Malicious Rumors! Gossip And Caustic Comments Often Create Chains Of Contention. These Chains May Appear To Be Very Small, But What Misery And Woe They Can Cause!

Often Our Self-esteem Is Bruised By Criticism.

Do Not Allow Yourselves To Be Made To Feel Inadequate Or Frustrated Because You Cannot Do Everything Others Seem To Be Accomplishing. Only You And Your Father In Heaven Know Your Needs, Strengths, And Desires. Around This Knowledge Your Personal Course Must Be Charted And Your Choices Made.