Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of
feasting with strife. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and
those who love it will eat its fruit. So then, my beloved brethren, let every man
be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
لقمة يابسة ومعها سلامة خير من
بيت ملآن ذبائح مع خصام. الموت والحياة في يد اللسان
واحباؤه ياكلون ثمره. اذا يا اخوتي الاحباء ليكن كل انسان مسرعا في الاستماع مبطئا
في التكلم مبطئا في الغضب.
Proverbs
17:1
Proverbs 18
James
1:19
Through God’s word we learn that quietness and
peace are much better than a house full of feasting and arguments and conflict.
Peace between people requires establishing mutual trust .Trust is about
listening and understanding - not necessarily agreeing (which is different) -
to the other person. Listening without judging is necessary.
A useful focus to aim for when listening to another
person is to try to understand him/her, how the other person feels, and to
discover what the other person wants to achieve.
The late Dr. Stephen Covey (of 'The
Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People'® fame) is one of many modern advocates who urge us to strive deeply to
understand the other person's point of view through empathic listening (also
called active listening or reflective listening).
I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:
Abba
Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and Your everlasting, deep and
inseparable love for me. God I praise You, I
stand in awe of You, I lift You up on high and glorify Your Holy Name.
Lord
help me to listen with empathy, to understand other people, not to judge them,
and to be slow to wrath. Help me to control what I say and purify what I think.
In the mighty name of Jesus; my Lord and Saviour; The King of kings and Lord of lords, in The Holy Name of Your only begotten Son Jesus, I pray to You Father. To Jesus
be the power, the glory, the majesty and the dominion forever and ever and unto
ages of all ages. Amen.
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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