If I want what’s best for you
And you what’s best for me
There’ll be an end to warring
And all hostility
And even when we are at odds
And cannot get along
The very least that we can do
Is avoid all doing harm
It makes no sense to harm and hurt
Someone who lets us down
It isn’t very helpful
To always wear a frown
There is nothing gained by enmity
Or giving room to hate
Pray God to spare you that condition
A sad and terrible fate
We must talk to Putin
Tim Wilson says today
He has good counsel for us
And the role that words should play
So persevere in dialogue
In all the things you do
And finally if they will not play
Then leave them there to stew
Brian Fahy
26 December 2022
+ The teaching of mediation is the power of positive intention and positive language. All negatives can and should be turned into positives. Jesus in the gospel writings is seen in conversation with all kinds of people, many of them opponents. His style is our great example of how to deal with controversy and opposition
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