SENSITIVE
As the flesh of a man dies
his spirit becomes more obvious
there is a luminosity about him
so often, as I have held the hand
of a person dying, I felt as though
I was quite close to God
when the worldly man is transparent
you can sense the workings
of his heart
and so it is with those of us
who have dedicated our lives
to Jesus.
Our flesh dissolves
as our spirit
is set free,
there is such beauty
in this surrender,
and there is a new sensitivity
but it is not raw or painful
just new and fragile
so we must remember to choose
our words from the vocabulary
of God, we must select
our attitude from the compendium
of peace.
We no longer need to match
aggression with aggression
or negativity with judgment,
we must strive to bless people
with our words
we aren’t the Teacher of Peace
we are the doers
and therefore the inspirers,
and the only way to inspire others
is to truly walk the walk
of the gospel.
Shod your feet in softness
extend your hand in tenderness
wrap your words in love
shine forth the beauty of Christ
from your eyes.
Protect yourself not with anger
but with the Word of God.
You are safe,
you need not prove God wrong
for He is wise beyond measure
and He has told us that no arrow
formed against us
will prosper,
so pay more attention
to who is shooting the arrow itself
for God wants all His children saved
and, just maybe, if you
simply move aside
as the arrow is set free
perhaps the man who shot it
will finally set down his bow,
and then, with love, you can go
to him and find out
what it is that hurt him so.
—Julie Evans
9/14/2000