MEMORIES, OLD AND NEW: ONLY AFTER YOU'VE WALKED IN HIS SHOES

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

ONLY AFTER YOU'VE WALKED IN HIS SHOES

JUDGE GENTLY,

(but, only after you've walked in 'his or her' shoes)

Pray, don’t find fault with the man that limps Or stumbles along the road.

Unless you have worn the shoes he wears Or struggled beneath his load.
There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt Though hidden away from view.

Or the burden he bears placed on your back Might cause you to stumble too.
Don’t sneer at the man who’s down today Unless you have felt the blow

That caused his fall or felt the shame That only the fallen know.

You may be strong but still the blows That was his if dealt to you

In the self same way, at the self same time Might cause you to stagger too.
Don’t be too harsh with the man that sins Or pelt him with word or stone

Unless you are sure – yea, doubly sure That you have no sins of your own.
For you know, perhaps, if the tempter’s voice Should whisper as soft to you

As it did to him when he went astray It might cause you to falter too.
Yes, it MIGHT cause you to falter too... © Author Unknown
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There but for the grace of God (go I).
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