… let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger…. — James 1:19…
This famous verse is not just about holding one’s tongue or anger. The author’s order of suggestions gives us a hint about what virtue he thinks is the most important — “be quick to listen.” In these days of shouting and anger, we are reminded to first be quick to listen and to hold our tongue and anger in check. If my grandchildren were to ask for one bit of advice I would talk to them about the benefits of listening.
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Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.
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