If any word of mine has caused one tear
From other eyes to flow;
If I have caused one shadow to appear
On any face I know;
If but one thoughtless word of mine has stung
Some loving heart today;
Or if the word I’ve left unsaid has wrung
A single sigh, I pray
Thou tender heart of Love, forgive the sin.
Help me to keep in mind
That if at last I would thy ‘well done’ win,
In word as well as deed I must be kind!
St. Paul had a good deal to say about the weak brother. The substance of his teaching is that those who are strong ought to be careful not to harm him who is weak in any way. They should be willing for his sake to make sacrifices of personal rights and privileges. We must modify and adjust our own life to bring it down to the level of the weak brother. We may not ignore him in the asserting of our own liberty. The great ship in the channel may not go ploughing on its way with no regard for the smaller ships pursuing their course in the same channel. The great man in pursuing his course must think of the little men that are in his way. We may not live for ourselves alone. If you are one in a company of men traveling together, and are strong and swift footed, you may not set the pace for the party; you must hold your strength in restraint and accommodate your speed to the weak and slow stepping members. The strong must help the weak, must be gentle toward them, patient with them.
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