He causes his sun to rise on bad men as well as good.

And his rain to fall on honest and dishonest men alike.

I should have known this from my boyhood.

Perhaps we should be more trusting, childlike.

I am praying Francis’ eighth piece of advice.

Fast from bitterness and fill your heart with joy.

Value, we feel is rated less than price.

Our efforts unrewarded by lesser alloy.

But why worry about what others do.

Or what they are given.

To appreciate that we have enough is the clue.

That we may not succeed,  but we have striven.

Bitterness is so corrosive.

Let’s just live.

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Fast from bitterness.

Try to fill your heart with joy

Perhaps that may help

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See Matthew 5 : 43-48