I Just Wish...

...that people would sometimes think before they say things.  That they would consider how their words might sound to someone else. 

I just wish...

...that people would remember that we all don't always agree all the time.  And that's ok.

I just wish...

...that people would keep in mind that being kind is never wrong.

I just wish....

....that sometimes people could make their skin tougher when the above things are forgotten.

I just wish...

....that people would remember that disagreeing does not have to entail being mean in word and action.

I just wish...

...that decisions made in hurt were never made quickly nor rashly.

I just wish...

....that we could all treat each other the way Jesus treated those He met.  Never with cruelty or bitter words.  It's okay to be angry with someone or to think that things were not handled in a better way. But saying those words out loud?  To that person?  That's forever.

It's all in the delivery.  When we approach problems with a sense of family and unity, then no one gets hurt and we solve the problems together.  But when we draw an invisible line in the sand, the waves might wash away the evidence eventually, but the imprint on the heart remains.

I hold my tongue a lot because saying the words I may be thinking in the moment is just not worth the repercussions.

I wish...

...Everyone would remember that.