It takes the gentle rain
to bring the grass again
after a prairie fire.
When word of hate would singe
or burn up friendship's green,
turn instantly to prayer!
Let Love's forgiving dew
cool smoldering root and heal
whatever lit the flare.
Poems
Be gentle—care!
From the January 1978 issue of The Christian Science Journal
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