The law of kindness

In thinking of what to write for the Raising Homemakers linkup this week, I kept hearing Proverbs 31:26, "the law of kindness is on her tongue".

It is a sad fact that today many a woman is guilty of breaking this law of love and giving place to an unholy way of speech. You can see this happening around you more and more, especially when out in the malls or walking down the main streets of town. Women of all ages are not only using foul language but speaking in a vicious tone that is designed to offend or hurt others. And amazingly, they don't seem to care that bystanders are witnessing their awful behaviour. There is precious little shame-facedness to be found nowdays.

I experienced this yet again today, while standing in line at the supermarket checkout, listening to a mother loudly insulting her young ones.

We have just begun 2 weeks school holidays here in Australia, so there are many mothers out and about with their young children in tow. It is obvious that some of these mothers are not happy to have their children's company whilst shopping. Patience has taken a vacation too!

I fully understand that little ones can slow mothers down and cause some inconveniences at times; but I can never understand the venom that sometimes issues from the mouths of women towards their own children! It's no surprise that some young people are growing up with a mean streak when their own parents use hateful speech within the family. And isn't it always more jarring when a womans voice is heard in this unpleasant way? It masculinises her and causes a natural abhorrence to rise up in the hearts of tender souls.

What a shame - literally- that a voice which was created to be gentle, soft and loving is used as a weapon of ugliness. Truly it can be said that to break the 'law' of kindness is to reap a judgement of misery on both the perpetrator and the victim of this folly!

Once again, I find J R Miller has some good advice about putting this "excellent woman" scripture into practise:

"The law of kindness is on the tongue of the excellent woman. She has trained her speech to gentle tones. A woman's voice is a wonderful revealer of her character. Every young girl should train herself to speak softly and kindly. One who has not done this in early life will not be able to suddenly adopt "the law of kindness" when she sets up her own home. Little girls should begin to speak softly when they are playing, or at school or in their home. Nothing is more beautiful in a woman than calmness and quietness in manner, showing itself in well-controlled speech.

Bad temper is a great blot on a woman. A wife and mother who is always scolding, scolding, scolding not only mars the beauty of her own life but hurts the lives and scars and spoils the characters of her children, and makes her home an unhappy place for her household.

Wonderful is this law of kindness. In a mother in her own home it's influence is heavenlike. Every girl and young woman should take this "law" into her life at once, and train her heart and voice to the sweetest kindness."

Let's encourage each other and our young girls to be ladylike, and thoughtful of our words and actions, so we will be a blessing to others and bring honour to our sweet Lord.

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blessings...Trish