TO FOMENT OR TO SOOTH, TO ROUGHEN OR TO SMOOTH

It is the Christian’s task 

to bring goodness where there is evil

and healing where there are wounds. 

We have many opportunities 

in the course of the day

either to foment anger and enmity

or to soothe it,

opportunities 

to roughen a wound 

or to smooth it down. 

As we know from our failures to do this, 

such works are the works 

of the Spirit of Christ,

supporting our own weakness and 

triumphing over 

our own leanings towards evil.

(Taken from commentary on Universalis based on Mark 16:15-18)