IV. Gentleness
1 Harm is impossible for God’s teachers. They can neither harm nor be harmed. Harm is the outcome of judgment. It is the dishonest act that follows a dishonest thought. It is a verdict of guilt upon a brother, and therefore on oneself. It is the end of peace and the denial of learning. It demonstrates the absence of God’s curriculum, and its replacement by insanity. No teacher of God but must learn,-and fairly early in his training,-that harmfulness completely obliterates his function from his awareness. It will make him confused, fearful, angry and suspicious. It will make the Holy Spirit’s lessons impossible to learn. Nor can God’s Teacher be heard at all, except by those who realize that harm can actually achieve nothing. No gain can come of it.
It has taken me a long time to reach the point where I cannot be harmed. I used to feel the sting of attack when someone confronted me. That is something that has fallen away now. I have no desire to harm either and if I think I have done so, I am quick to notice and to make amends if that is appropriate. Either way, I am quick to forgive myself. Guilt is never helpful.
There is more than one way to be harmful. Judgment of any kind is harmful, judging myself or someone else, saying it aloud or just feeling it. Losing patience with someone or thinking they should do better is harmful to both parties, the one who is impatient and the one who is targeted. If I were to lack patience or trust in anyone I was working with, I would fail to be helpful, and I would lose my peace. I would no longer be teaching for God.
As Jesus says: No teacher of God but must learn, -and fairly early in his training, -that harmfulness completely obliterates his function from his awareness. I am here to be truly helpful so it makes no sense to do something that is going to make that impossible. Not to mention, It will make the Holy Spirit’s lessons impossible to learn. The teacher of God is here to learn as much as to teach.
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