Dear Father,
Our society does not honor gentleness. It is seen as weakness. Yet your Son was gentle, but had more courage than anyone who has walked the earth. He showed us that gentleness can stand up to those who oppress others and use their power to hold people down. But at the same time his gentleness allowed him to show compassion toward the unlovable and the struggling. I pray that these children develop in you the stength of gentleness. A spirit that is strong and unwavering, yet spreading healing and compassion to those around them. Let their gentleness, though, show itself when people are oppressed and mistreated as a gentleness toward the downtrodden, but strong and courageous in their defense.
In everything, may their first response be calm and gentle, throwing over the money changers' tables only when necessary. And may their reputation as a calm, gentle and steady hand precede them.
Amen
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