Was very close to responding
With hurtful words myself.
But if I had, two of us would
Have been wounded, and
Then I would have needed to
Tend to damage control.
James stopped me in my
Tracks. *
I took time to respond.
I considered my words carefully,
And when I did reply I was
Cautious and kind.
Whew!
A disaster avoided.
A relationship maintained.
And I slept soundly with a
Clear conscience.
* "Let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, and slow to wrath." James 1:19