It isn’t violence that can break through our hearts.....

“ It isn’t violence that can break through our hearts. It isn’t force that binds us and keeps us together. Only tenderness has the power to accomplish what the fullness of love desires to do. Tenderness that approaches us little by little, and handles our feelings with the deepest affection and delight. Tenderness that is willing to wait for the right time until we are ready and we are no longer afraid. ”

Jocelyn Soriano

From : 366 Days of Compassion: One Year Devotional