If somebody comes into the room at home, or into the office or shop, looking as if he meant to make trouble, just try switching your attention straight to the Divine, instead of squaring up aggressively to meet the difficulty or shrinking away to avoid it, according to your temperament. You will be amused and gratified to see the anger fade from the subject’s face (which will mean that it has faded from his heart too) and quite a different expression take its place.
There are many ways to do this but one of the best is to bring God into the equation by referencing his name. a simple phrase such as “now we are all God’s children” or “my faith instructs me to treat you with respect and love” or even the over marketed “what would Jesus have us do to resolve this?”. But to bring God into the formula we must first bring him into our thoughts. When facing hostility think God.
In peace,
Z Gardener
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