A Balm in Our Walk

Too often I hear the echo
the bite in my speech
needing to rethink my way
to put on the other’s feet

We should love
have a balm in our walk
making life easier
loving our neighbor
and sharing life’s troubles
as was the case of Christ

July 22, 2010
Philippians 4:4-9
Colossians 4:6
&
Upper Room Daily Devotional
http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=22&year=2010
for July 22, 2010, read July 22, 2010
“Off Limits”,
by Martin E. Pike, Jr.
first published 9/3/79

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