Gentle Love

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Calming of the Tempest Prayer

O God, you have given St. Francis de Sale as a guide on our way to salvation. By his example and prayers, help us to trust in your loving Providence and to follow your inspirations. May our lives show your gentle love to everyone we meet. And may our actions toward others manifest themselves in the charitable wisdom of our Saint's words: "All through love, nothing through constraint." We ask this with the help of his intercession through Jesus Christ, who is Lord forever and ever. Amen.

We must be gentle with others and gentle with ourselves too.

Sometimes the second is harder.

We do not always believe we are lovable.

This is a common lie we tell ourselves.

But the truth remains!

We are loved!

Without His gentle love we are unable to love our neighbor.

We need to accept His gentle love.

When tempted to reject love pray the Tempest Prayer.

"Ask Him to remind you that it is never too late to change a decision that will result in the greater good." Jane Trufant Harvey

Ask Him to help you make the decision to accept His love.

Lord, I am not gentle with myself, please be gentle with me!

Then we can be gentle with others.

"May our lives show your gentle love to everyone we meet." St. Francis De Sales

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